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About Kids Belong

Building a Stronger Foster Care System

 

Kids belong in families.  Families are where kids in the foster care system will have their best chance to thrive, to grow, and to heal.  There is no replacing the influence of a strong family in a child’s life, especially when that child is going through a traumatic experience like foster care.

If we want to make a big impact on the foster care system, we can start with the families who make up that super important network of homes and families that take in kids through foster care and adoption.  Stronger families means a stronger system, and better outcomes for kids in the care of that system. 

 

We are a network of foster, adopt, and kinship families in West Michigan. We are based in Muskegon and serve all surrounding areas with community and supports. Our message is not that everyone needs to become a foster parent, but that everyone can do something to help make the system function better for all

Kids Belong is gathering supports and events for Foster, Adopt, and Kinship families. Whether through our clothing closets, support groups, Family Gatherings, or special events we are providing much needed support and community. FAK families who connect with other FAK families are stronger, better resourced, and last longer.

We are giving our local communities ways to actively support foster and adoptive families. From meals to events to encouragement to donations, we believe that the community that wraps around foster care becomes an integral part of the process. If you want to see and get to know foster care and adoption up close, becoming a support is a great way to do that.

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Sharing the Foster Care and Adoption Journey

Thoughts and reflections on who we are, where we're headed, and what we are up to!

News Coverage of Kids Belong
Kids Belong has been in the news as we’ve been leading up to and launching our First Place Program. In case you missed it, here is a roundup of some of…
The Youth Who Need A First Place
Linda* (not her real name) was in foster care from her early teen years until she was 18. She bounced between a few different foster homes in that time, struggling to…
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