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The Unexpected Benefits of Fostering or Adopting a Teen
When most people think of adoption, their mind goes directly to the babies and toddlers who depend on loving adults to care for them around the clock, but in Arizona there are thousands of teens looking for a forever home. In fact, according to the latest...
Stay Safe on Halloween
Halloween is supposed to be full of spooky fun but there is nothing scarier than a real-life accident involving children. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to keep little trick-or-treaters safe all night long. Safety starts early. Long before trick or treating...
A Journey to Joy: How Love Transformed Arianna and Azee’s Lives
From the moment they were born, both Arianna and Azee lacked stability. The sisters were exposed to methamphetamine in utero and were shuffled around from one family member to another for years as each family member struggled with their own addictions. Unfortunately,...
A Bright Future for Christopher
Christopher’s life began with tragedy. Born with cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus, he was abandoned at the hospital. For six months the Department of Child Safety sought a caregiver for Christopher, who was in a vegetative state due to his medical challenges. In...
What Does it Cost to Become a Foster Parent in Arizona?
It’s expensive to raise a child but when you open up your heart and home to a child in need, you shouldn’t have to suffer financially. That is why the state of Arizona, and many community partners have come together to reduce or reimburse the cost of being a foster...
A Love Letter from a Child Crisis Arizona Family
Can I Work Full Time and Still Foster?
Becoming a parent always requires a bit of a lifestyle adjustment. Raising a child takes time, patience and sacrifice. It’s no different when you become a foster parent. Just like your own children, children in the foster care system will have homework, doctor’s...
Talk it Out: Why Conversations With Your Baby Matter
One of the greatest skills a human can learn is how to properly communicate and these lessons begin as soon as a child is born. From the very beginning their cries, their squeaks and their small movements are all ways they are testing out communicating their needs. ...
Child Crisis Arizona Expands Services with Acquisition of Whispering Hope Ranch
Child Crisis Arizona, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the well-being and safety of children and families, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of Whispering Hope Ranch, a respected provider of therapeutic and recreational programs for...
Many Small Miracles: Celebrating National Adoption Day
When Kristy began fostering, her own biological children were just about out of the house and her goal was simply to provide stability for other children on a temporary basis. She never imagined she would adopt, but she was a fearless advocate for children and for...
A Quick Decision to Love Forever
LGBTQ couple builds their forever family through adoption Just two hours after officially becoming foster parents through Child Crisis Arizona, Bailey and Alex got the call that would forever change them—a newborn baby boy needed a home. Bentley had been born drug...
Safety Tips Help New Parents Sleep a Little Easier
New parents are often overwhelmed with all that needs to be done to keep a baby healthy and happy but it’s sometimes the simplest things that go the furthest in protecting your child. For instance—a tight sheet. According to the Center for Disease Control, one of the...