The Importance of Developmental Wellness to Foster Children

Inland Empire nonprofit helps children, foster families build a successful future

By Greg Archer | Contributing Columnist A three-year transitional housing program for former foster youth received a boost thanks to a recent grant from Inland Empire Community Foundation through the Riverside County ARPA Fund. The program, just one of many within Kamali’i Foster Family Agency, or KFFA, revolves around a graduated share of costs for its participants. For instance, after three months of being in the program, individuals begin pay…

The Importance of Developmental Wellness to Foster Children

What if a holistic focus on assessing each child's unique development could transform 350,000 foster kids' trajectories and reduce the 7.5 million annual abuse/neglect reports?