Congratulations to Matthew A. Cherry for his new animated series #YoungLove! Representation in family media is important to help empower children to see themselves in these characters. Read more about the series here: https://bit.ly/3ec0kWr
Hair Tip #1
CommentDID YOU KNOW? Harsh chemicals, such as sulphates, alcohol, petro-chemicals, and parabens — often found in shampoos — have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, endocrine disorders, fibroids and preterm birth?
Read this guide to learn more! https://bit.ly/2BwJmo8
Six Tips to Maintain Healthy Hair!
CommentNow more than ever, it is important to continue to maintain healthy hair at home! It can be easy with these six simple steps! Learn more below:
On Ending School Pushout!
Comment"If we commit to this notion of education as Freedom Work, we can shift educational conditions, so that no girl, even the most vulnerable among us, can get pushed out of school. And that's a win for all of us....
Dr. King’s message of love as a core demand of justice extends to our ongoing work to create learning conditions for young people that provide them with safe spaces to become skilled critical thinkers and to develop character traits that best serve them and our families, communities, and institutions. In this video, I talk about how schools can interrupt (rather than facilitate) pathways to criminalization and narratives of exclusion for Black girls by becoming locations for healing."
- Dr. Monique W. Morris, President of National Black Women's Justice Institute
10 Anti-Racism Children's Picture Books
CommentTeaching children to be diversity inclusive is important both to their individual soul and for humanity as a collective body. White Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghouse compiled a perfect list of anti-racism children's books that every child should read. 🧑🦽👧🏾👦🌈❤️
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/anti-racism-books4kids
States are banning discrimination against black hairstyles
Comment#ICYMI: With over 30 states introducing anti #hairdiscrimination bills, we’re moving in the right direction and setting the example for our #curlyhair foster youth.
Read more here 👧🏾 👑 : https://bit.ly/CrownActStates
An Unexpected Adoption Hurdle
CommentHair care can be an unexpected foster care hurdle. Take a look at one parent’s journey raising a child with hair different than their own 🧒🏻👩🏽👩🏼
Visit here to learn more: http://bit.ly/39bYXVK
10 Things Your Child Needs to Know...
Comment#ICYMI, be sure to check out Christina Romo's HuffPost article "10 Things Your Child Needs To Know (An Adoptee's Perspective)."
Read it here: ➡️ https://bit.ly/2AkhvqV
Happy #FosterParentAppreciationDay!
CommentHappy #FosterParentAppreciationDay! We can never forget the love, compassion, and stability that foster parents provide for our children and youth. Thank you to foster parents everywhere for making the world a better place! 💜
We Celebrate Carol Lucas! #NationalFosterCareMonth!
CommentToday we celebrate foster alum Carol Lucas, whose book, "Fostered Adult Children Together: On The Bridge To Healing," tells stories of former youth to help provide healing & connectivity among this community. #NationalFosterCareMonth
Happy #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay!
CommentHappy #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay! What is accessibility and why is it important? Here are some recommendations and best practices that Usability.gov put together to help everyone be better stewards of equal access for all.
#FosterFact: Simone Biles
Comment#DYK: Simone Biles spent some of her childhood in foster care before becoming America's most decorated gymnast? Read more about how Simone Biles is a “gravity defying” superstar and shows us that foster children can achieve anything!🏅#NationalFosterCareMonth https://cnn.it/2SZxOzG
Thank You For #GivingHealthy!!
CommentThank you to our community for coming together for our #GiveHealthy Food Drive to help support the San Bernardino and Riverside communities! 🍎 Together we raised 218 pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthy food to the growing number of children and families in need during the COVID-19 crisis.
We encourage you to support the local food pantry in your area. @FeedingAmerica can help find a Food Pantry near you here: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
#NationalFosterCareMonth: Colin Kaepernick
Comment#DYK: Former NFL Quarterback & Social Justice Activist Colin Kaepernick's journey to a Super Bowl appearance with the 49ners began as a child in foster care before getting adopted? Colin Kaepernick shows us that foster children can achieve anything! #NationalFosterCareMonth
#FosterFact: Activist Willie Nelson
Comment#FosterFact: Activist Willie Nelson, one of the most recognized artists in country music history, was raised in kinship care by his grandparents. His accomplishments show us that foster children can achieve anything! #NationalFosterCareMonth
#FosterCareFacts
Comment#FosterCareFacts: According to the ASPCC, there are over 437,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States. 118,000 children and youth are waiting to be adopted. 23% of foster children live in institutions, group homes, and trial and pre-adoptive homes. 10% of foster children spend more than 5 years in foster care.
We Celebrate Kurt Varricchio! #NationalFosterCareMonth
CommentOn this day in #NationalFosterCareMonth we celebrate Kurt Varricchio, Major League Baseball Players Association Agent, President of KVA Sports, and author of “Behind in the Count: My Journey from Juvenile Delinquent to Baseball Agent.” To learn more about Kurt Varricchio’s extraordinary journey from foster care to the major leagues, visit: http://kvasports.com/about-us/
We Celebrate Victoria Rowell! #NationalFosterCareMonth
CommentOn this day in #NationalFosterCareMonth we celebrate Victoria Rowell, an award-winning actress, writer, producer and dancer, best known for her work on Diagnosis: Murder, The Young and The Restless, and The Rich and The Ruthless. As shared during her NPR interview, “Victoria Rowell spent her early life going from home to home in the foster care system… In her book, The Women Who Raised Me, Rowell talks about spending an entire childhood as a Ward of the State, never formally adopted into a family. This childhood reality is the driving force behind her nearly 20 years of advocacy work on behalf of children in foster care.” #NationalFosterCareMonth
Celebrating 100 Facebook Page Likes!!!
CommentTo our friends, supporters, and strategic partners, thank you for Liking and supporting The Look of Love's Facebook page! As of today, we have reached 100 “Likes” and we greatly appreciate your support!!
The Look of Love will continue to post information about our beloved foster care community, as well as relevant news and articles.
If you have questions about The Look of Love, would like to participate, or join us in our efforts to support children and youth on need, please visit www.TheLookofLove.org or email us at info@TheLOL4Kids.org.
Once again, THANK YOU for your love and support! And feel free to share our posts!
With great gratitude,
The Look of Love Volunteers
Happy National Foster Care Month!
CommentHappy #NationalFosterCareMonth 🎉 This month we will be celebrating foster care children, extraordinary leaders and role models who are foster care alum, and the dedicated foster parents & advocates who work tirelessly to fight for our youth! 👧🏾👶🏻👩🏽🦽
