At the beginning of every year, I find myself thinking less about resolutions and more about intentions. The quieter kind. The ones that ask: Who can I show up for this year? In my work with Seneca’s Resource Family Program, that question feels especially important, because the kids and teens we serve didn’t choose the circumstances that brought them into foster care. 

Sometimes the most meaningful changes start with a simple question: What do our students and families need right now? Leaders at James Baldwin Academy (JBA), one of Seneca’s Nonpublic Schools, thought to ask this question during one of the most demanding and uncertain times of the year.

At Seneca, we believe youth and families should take an active role in designing their own care plans. After all – who understands their unique needs better than themselves? One of the ways we achieve this is through our Wraparound program.  Wraparound is team-based, personalized support for young people and their families who are experiencing complex challenges that put those youth at risk of out-of-home care or disruption to their…

For some families, there comes a moment where it feels impossible to do it all alone. In the Barnes household, that moment arrived earlier than expected for their son Phoenix.