Families Rising
We amplify those with lived experience, assist adoptive, foster, and kinship parents, educate child welfare professionals, and champion the well-being of children and families, loving, and culturally competent family.
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Indigenous Peoples Day and Breaking the Cycle: A Family’s Journey from Survival to Thriving
When Cara and Bruce Dahl (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) became licensed foster parents in 1997, they hoped to offer young people in crisis a safe, steady place to land. After learning they would not have biological children, their aim was simple: help ease a child’s first days of…
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Get To Know Denise Goodman, Our Interim Executive Director
Denise Goodman presenting at the 2025 Adoption & Foster Care Conference A letter from Denise Goodman, PhD, LISW A phrase we often say at Families Rising is, “Adoption is complicated.” Our team has never been shy about the challenges and complexities of adoption, foster care,…
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FASD and ADHD: One Family’s Story of Hope
What You'll Learn: What it can look like to parent a child with FASD and ADHD after foster care Why shifting from compliance to connection changed everything for this family How they navigated school, transitions, and finding the right fit The parenting strategies that actually…