#fostering — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #fostering, aggregated by home.social.
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‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18
By Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondentOne-fifth of deaths of those in care occur at 18, in what experts call a ‘care cliff’, as vital support is lost
#Socialcare #Society #Youngpeople #Children #UKnews #Fostering #TheGuardian #JessicaMurraySocialaffairscorrespondent
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Zilla, a WAAL 1 yr 9 mo old male Australian Cattle Dog and Red Heeler and Chihuahua Mix https://www.moepets.com/1209981/ #Adoption #AnimalAbuse #AnimalRescue #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #animals #BeLoud #Cats #dog #dogs #fostering #Inu #kansas #kittens #PETS #puppies #SafePawsAlliance #SpayItForward #WAALrescue #wichita #オーストラリアン・キャトル・ドッグ
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As the need for foster parents skyrockets, this Ohio lesbian couple has opened their home and hearts
Currently, over 700 children in the custody of Summit County Children Services are in need of a safe, loving and caring family.
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#adoption-ohio #families #foster-care-ohio #fostering-ohio #gay-ohio #lgbt-ohio #lgbtq-ohio #summit-county-children-services #transgender-ohio
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Houston man fosters 7 golden retrievers while healing from Parkinson’s disease
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A few years after our last dog died, we kicked around the idea of fostering as a way to have dogs without a permanent commitment. I heard the Humane Society of Huron Valley has a program to foster pets while their owners resolve barriers to caring for their pets.
#Dogs #FosteringDogs #Fostering
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Good News Post - inspiring stories, hope, positivity, well-being, and a happier outlook on life. [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·Essex Fostering Agency Secures Third Consecutive Outstanding Ofsted Rating
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KWLOT: NEIGHBOURS WORKING TOGETHER
When people think of a library, they largely think of books. But the KW Library of Things (KWLoT), offers tents, sewing machines, mitre saws and more.
Launched as a partnership with Extend-a-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) in 2018 by Wilfrid Laurier University graduate student Devon Fernandes, KWLoT’s catalogue has grown from 350 items to over 1,000 available to its 350 members.
KWLoT has four membership tiers that offer different options for the number of items that can be checked out and the length of the loan. Annual memberships range from $50 for the base to $500 for the community builder membership, which covers the cost of three base memberships for other community members.
The library was started as a school project by Fernandes, a community psychology student at Laurier working under Felix Munger in the psychology department. Fernandes was researching other community-based lending libraries and was searching for a host partner when they approached the team at EAFWR.
EAFWR supports individuals with disabilities and others who face barriers by fostering connection and inclusion throughout the community. Al Mills, executive director at EAFWR, said the organization was a willing partner for the program.
Mills said the program serves three purposes for the organization; promoting a sharing economy, providing paid and volunteer opportunities for people living with disabilities and leading a mission to be environmental stewards by keeping excess waste out of landfills.
“For many of our members, we’re giving them access to things that they either don’t have the money to afford; they don’t have a space to store it, or maybe they only need it once a year,” Mills said.
The KWLoT is managed by paid staff and volunteers, many of whom are supported by EAFWR and its programs.
While the main benefit to members is reducing the need for multiple people to purchase the same items, Kim Sproul, KWLoT program manager, said that is only part of the program’s role in environmental stewardship. KWLoT offers volunteer-led repair clinics and workshops for people in the community who want to extend the life of an item, from electronics to clothing.
“We have a local beauty of a human being named Murray Zink who works with the University of Waterloo’s UWRepairHub. He started bringing his volunteers, and you don’t just drop off your items. You sit with them as they repair it, and they’ll talk you through it and ask about the item and what it means to you,” she said.
KWLoT received a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2025 to hire additional staff as it expands its catalogue and workshops. Mills said the organization is also looking for environmentally motivated partners who can help support their work to reduce waste.
As the organization enters its eighth year, Mills said they are still guided by their belief that “we’re better off together.”
“Our goal is to be a community of belonging. KWLoT is a demonstration project of what it can be like when neighbours work together and share what they have,” Mills said.
#AlexKinsella #eafwr #fostering #kwlot #library #mills #neighbours #organize #organizing #workingTogether -
"Paint me like one of your French housecats"
#rescuecats #fostercat #fostering #animalfosters #animalrescue #caturday #catsodon #catstadon
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DOG DAYS ARE HERE
On Nov. 14, 2025, I had the honour and pleasure of taking in a foster dog named Charlie.
I did not make the choice to foster a dog lightly. As someone who grew up with a dog, I knew how much responsibility and time caring for a dog takes.
I can now confirm that the adage of rescue dogs saving the people that take them in is true.
Since COVID-19, this seed of loneliness was planted in me, but having Charlie around has helped me regrow my curiosity for life and the great outdoors.
Charlie is a half German Shephard, half American Dingo. He grew up in Texas and he was left to fend for himself on the streets for about six months before being taken in by a kind lady, who contacted the Dog Rescue Society (DRS).
The DRS is a foster-based, volunteer-run organization based in Kitchener, and their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs in need, while creating a supportive community of adopters and fosters. Usually, their foster programs take about three to four months.
For the first few weeks, he was in what is known as the decompression phase—what he needed most was a quiet, structured and safe place to be.
I remember our first walk together was around the block outside of my apartment building. He was skittish and anxious, much like me. I felt like maybe I was in over my head, maybe it was too long since I had a dog and I was not equipped to be a good dog parent.
But when he looked up at me with his hopeful big brown eyes on the elevator ride up to our apartment, I felt like we were in this together.
For the first few days we were on a strict structured routine of waking up at the same time, eating at the same time and walking at the same time during the day. It was a way to introduce structure to Charlie’s life, especially since his life was turned so completely upside down. The more time has passed the more Charlie’s personality has manifested. He is a confident dog who takes life in stride. Though doubtless he feared me when we first met, he was nothing but cordial to me. He is curious, playful and full of energy for life. All things that a depressed human like me lack sometimes.
Since the start, we’ve settled into a similar but less rigid routine. Due to some difficulties with mental health issues, having another reason to get out of bed and get some exercise has been a lifesaver. I’m happy I got to help Charlie, and he in turn has helped me quite a lot.
Charlie is currently up for adoption. If you are interested, check out his profile and others on the DRS website at thedogrescuesociety.net.
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Rescue Chihuahua has cutest reaction when foster mom speaks Spanish to him for the first time
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Melania Trump launches new initiative to help children raised in foster system https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/13/melania-trump-initiative-children-foster-system #Trumpadministration #MelaniaTrump #DonaldTrump #Socialcare #Fostering #Children #Society #USnews
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‘Didn’t have a pillow’: the program kitting out foster students starting college https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/foster-students-college-dorm-rooms #Socialexclusion #Highereducation #USuniversities #Socialcare #Fostering #Education #Children #Students #Colleges #Society #USnews
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Tattersail, the Floof of Darkness, is a basket case...
#cats #RescueCats #Fostercats #catsodon #catstadon #catsofmastodon #AnimalFostering #AnimalFosters #FosterAnimals #fostering #AnimalRescue #RescueCats
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Another day, another litter to socialise. This time 4 semi-feral kittens, approximately 6 weeks old. So far, so good, although they swear like troopers.
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Me: Why are there teethmarks in my ethernet cable?
Also me: Oh. Kittens. 🙄
Another wire I need to wrap in protective plastic <sigh>
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Pope's funeral emphasizes the importance of fostering connections over creating divisions. #World #connections #creating #divisions #Emphasizes #Fostering #funeral #Importance #Popes
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Wiggly (about 4 months old) lounging on the "roof deck" while her "cousin" Reed (about 1 year old) lounges in the "penthouse"below her.
#rescue #rescues #RescueCats #AnimalRescue #fosters #fostering #FosterAnimals #AnimalFosters #AnimalFostering #catsofmastodon #catstadon #BrooklynAnimalAction
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Mae West, the Queen of Darkness, has taken up the sport of bowling.
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Recently welcomed Ravine into my home! She's a black cur mix rescued by @redemptionpaws. She was a bit skittish a few days ago when I got her, she's already making my space all hers!
This little lady is the chillest dog I've ever had the pleasure to take care of—if she's not following in your footsteps or patrolling for treats.I only have her for a few weeks, getting her ready for her forever home.
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So our first foster greyhound, Ray, is arriving in a few hours. I have dubbed today as #RayDay.
#Greyhounds #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #DogsOfTheFediverse #HoundsOfTheFediverse #FosterDog #Fostering #AdoptDontShop
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There are a lot of misconceptions about adoption. If you’re curious and want to learn more…
https://markwrites.io/national-adoption-month
#Adoption #Fostering #Parenting #Family #NationalAdoptionMonth
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#DepartmentofEducation Finds #NexBenedicts #SchoolDistrict #Accountable for #Fostering #Hostile #Climate In Response to #HRC #Complaint
#Officials in the #District #repeatedly and with #deliberateindifference #violated #TitleIX over a period of many years
#Women #Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Oklahoma #Education #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
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August 2022: Fostering a cat and a career transition
When a friend approached me to shelter a scrawny, tuxedo cat, I couldn’t say no. I didn’t want him to end back on the street. I named him “Uncle” after a conversation with another friend who kept calling him an “uncle”.
I quickly realised I bit off more than I could chew. Uncle was a senior cat with many health problems. He was very malnourished, too thin, and had a very sensitive tummy. He had diarrhea almost every day.
But he had a sweet, sweet personality. When he first arrived, he would not sleep inside. He’d sleep outside on the balcony, enjoying the sun, making cookies on the wooden floor. Although he had little energy at first, he quickly became fascinated with the Cat TV I put on for him, watching with rapt attention the giant sparrows and robins bouncing on the TV screen, once even hopping onto the TV cabinet to catch a few of them. He quickly became disappointed, however, after checking behind the TV to see if the birds were there. What a smart boy — he quickly figured out that they weren’t real and lost interest. Aww.
He loved sleeping in that small tiny basket I made for him. Never mind that I bought an expensive box filled with scratch pad walls and a snug interior. He liked that cheap RM2 Daiso basket above all else. And sleeping on top of his cat carrier bag!
Although he wasn’t a snuggle bear (he hated being carried with a passion), he liked scritches and demanded for them. Meowing demandingly while I watch TV that I scratch his ears.
It’s memories like these that make me really sad to say that Uncle didn’t make it. This was especially sad because he was only a week away from moving to his forever home. His new mum was so eager to have him over and already prepared his bed and toys. But Uncle’s health problems caught up with him and he left us in the end.
I made a video of him to remember his sweet personality, and I’m really sure that he is over the rainbow bridge waiting for us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMyOScCHf64
Career transition part … four?
Actually, don’t take my word for it, but I’ve lost count how many career changes I’ve made.
Let me see, I first started in advertising as a copywriter, then I became a journalist for nearly 15 years — the longest career I’ve had.
Then came my journey out of journalism, which was a tad “transformative”. I explored almost every content career from 2018 to 2022, not terribly hard when I had “swiss army knife” roles where I dabbled in everything, from public relations, digital marketing, content marketing to content management.
It was a valuable opportunity to really understand what I liked. And what I liked, besides writing, was creating systems and being almost obsessive about documentation.
I didn’t know that there was a career where people actually did what I did on the side — creating knowledge bases, documenting SOPs and creating user guides. It’s called Technical Writing, and that’s where I’m going next.
This is a far more technical role than my previous roles, and I’m pretty excited to finally use my years of dabbling in code and software and translating it into a new career. Wish me luck!
My reading list
Here’s to hoping I read them! I have waaaaay too many unread books and my previous attempts at trimming down my TBR stockpile has been futile. But, I still have hope lol.