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Group Home Staff (40 found)
By the time Marcus enters a group home, he's given up on school. But when a staff member shows genuine interest in him, Marcus is inspired to start planning for his future. (full text)
After her first day, Tamecka realizes her fears about living in a group home were unfounded. (full text)
Tiffany is let down repeatedly her whole life. When she's finally adopted, she can't control her anger until she spends several years in good group homes. (full text)
Juliana's anger got her kicked out of a foster home and sent to two group homes. At the second group home, staff helped her overcome her anger by showing patience and care and teaching her coping skills. (full text)
Sally has a violent, chaotic upbringing and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Anger keeps her bouncing around placements, but caring staff and friends in a group home help her become calmer. (full text)
After eight years in care, Joseph goes off to college with $3,000 in his pocket and fear in his heart. Having two mentors from his former group home helps him get through college.
Erica feels lost in big group homes and in her biological family, but finds peace and acceptance at a smaller, quieter group home.
Cecilia describes how a loving and attentive staff member has helped her calm down.
To win the staff’s attention and affection, the writer tries to be the perfect group home girl.
The author loses a close relationship with a staff member when she discovers that he is having sex with residents.
Charlene is devastated when her wonderful social worker leaves for another agency.
The writer gets pregnant at 16 and decides to have the baby. She wants a child to love, but she’s also worried about becoming a mother.
Delicia describes the mixed reception she gets from the other residents when she first arrives in a group home.
Sandra is surprised to find a group home where teens and staff get along.
Giselle describes the pain of losing contact with adults who represent stability and love.
Inspired by the gay residents of the group home he supervises, a staff member comes out.
Jessica describes how supportive staff at two different group homes have helped her.
The author feels that most of the group home staff he’s encountered are not adequately trained.
When Tamecka learns her group home is closing she interviews staff and residents to find out their reactions.
Staff in the author’s group home are not preparing teens to be independent.
When a supervisor inquires about his past, Mohamed discovers the healing power of connecting with others.
The writer is outraged when she overhears a staff member gossiping about her.
A supportive male staff member breaks down Clarissa’s fears about men.
When a staff member at her group home gets transferred, Tamecka loses a mother figure.
A teen mother in foster care is forced to have sex by her social worker, who uses his power to exploit her.
Carlford interviews a lesbian group home resident, who describes coming out and how her group home reacted.
Carlford takes us through a typically chaotic day in his group home, where the staff members play practical jokes on the kids, the cooks burn coffee, and fellow residents steal your clothes—even while you're wearing them.
Ja'Nelle was babied in foster care—staff did her laundry and cooked for her. Her independent living classes were a joke. She wishes she had been taught the skills she needs to function successfully in the real world. (full text)
The author describes his battles with a group home supervisor who wields power by means of put-downs.
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