Holly Yzquierdo

For the 8th year, the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) Paradise Valley Junior Woman's Club hosted a Veterans Appreciation Day at the MANA (Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force) House in Phoenix.

Recently, 5th thru 8th grade students from Sacred Heart Catholic School partnered with Catholic Charities to create the Sacred Service Club. Founded by a current 8th-grader, Hannah Irvine, the club raises money to help others through Catholic Charities programs.

“Volunteering for the Catholic Charities refugee resettlement program is the most rewarding thing I've ever done,” said Constance.

“I could never do that.” It is a phrase many foster and adoptive parents hear from others. It begs the question, why do people think foster care and adoption are so impossible?

There are a lot of myths about foster care and adoption that are so widespread people consider them to be fact.

When you hear that someone has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), what is the first thing that comes to your mind?

Do you think of veterans who have fought for our country, women who have suffered at the hands of abusers or children shuffled through the foster care system? Anyone who experiences trauma or witnesses tragedy can get PTSD.