A 15-year fight and 6 million signatures led to the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federally recognized holiday in 1983. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a minister, social activist, [...]
For this week’s Coalition Connection, we are focusing on a specific group of individuals who are not as commonly discussed when considering the family system with a foster, adoptive, or kinship [...]
A few years back, the Coalition was fortunate to connect with an inspiring man by the name of Gaelin Elmore. Gaelin has a fascinating story. He’s a former foster youth who realized his dream of [...]
Native American Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the rich histories, diversity, resilience, and proud traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native cultures. This is also an opportunity to [...]
Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Month. The Children’s Bureau created this initiative to increase national awareness of adoption issues and bring attention to the need for [...]
Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived on the land now known as North America. Before the first European [...]
What comes to mind when you think of bullying? A group of big kids taunting a younger child on the playground? A child being intimidated by a classmate in an empty hallway at school? Maybe you [...]
National Hispanic Heritage Month is an annual celebration that honors the history and culture of both Latino and Hispanic Americans. This year’s theme is “Latinos: Driving Prosperity, Power, and [...]
When parents are unable to care for their children, whether temporarily or long-term, children are best served by staying within their extended families. National Kinship Care Month recognizes [...]
National Grief Awareness Day is August 30. Everyone experiences grief and loss throughout their lives. As families touched by adoption, foster care, kinship care, or another type of out-of-home [...]
