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They Can't Give What They Didn't Receive

Apr 25, 2021

We must face facts that many parents today who are raising children grew up in families with a lack of safety, health, connection and school readiness themselves. They cannot give their children what they did not receive. We have to help, teach and empower them to do better. Read More


Our Kids Are Not Broken

Mar 23, 2021

​Among teens aging out of foster care, one in five will become homeless. One in four will become involved in the criminal justice system. Alisa Griffiths aims to change those statistics. Read More


​What is “Aging Out” of Foster Care?

Mar 22, 2021

PCHAS has several residences for young adults preparing to leave the foster care system. Alisa Griffiths, director of Missouri residential programs, tells us what it means to “age out.” Read More


Race and Foster Care

Mar 10, 2021

The foster care and adoption system has long reflected the effects of systemic racism. Read More


Helping Children Cope with Natural Disasters

Mar 03, 2021

Community Resource Coordinator/Therapist Christopher Massey (MSW, LMSW) shares ways to help children cope with natural disasters. Read More


What You Really Need to Know About a Home Study

Feb 21, 2021

Imagine you had an emergency and had to leave your children with a stranger. You’d want to know everything about them, right? As a Foster Care & Adoption agency, PCHAS also wants to know everything about the families we trust to care for vulnerable children. Read More