Ron Tolson, Author at Agape Adoption Agency of Arizona

Adopt a Teenager from Foster Care

Ron Tolson — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:51:20 +0000

When it comes to adopting from foster care, the majority of people have an idea that some how, some way, there’s an endless supply of infants available for adoption. This just isn’t the case. In Arizona, there’s an overwhelming population of teenagers just waiting to be adopted into a family who will love them forever. […]

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Halloween Safety Tips

Ron Tolson — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:48:39 +0000

Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to child safety. There are several easy and effective behaviors that parents can share with kids to help reduce their risk of injury. Here are some tips for staying safe and having fun. Walk Safely Cross the street at corners, using traffic […]

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Important Information For Foster Parents

Ron Tolson — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 22:51:40 +0000

DCS and the Arizona Department of Education recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) whose purpose is to outline how Head Start programs and DCS will work to improve access to Early Head Start and Head Start programs throughout the state for children in foster care. We want to share a few key and critical […]

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When A Radish Blooms!

Ron Tolson — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:30:45 +0000

There is no improving the future without disturbing the present -Catherine Booth, Co-Founder of the Salvation Army. In 2009 I was reading the Arizona Republic and a very provocatively titled article by the columnist E.J. Montini intrigued me. It was titled something to the effect of when it was okay to treat children like a […]

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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Symptoms

Ron Tolson — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 16:07:26 +0000

Helping Out Babies That Come From A Hard Place Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) by Joan Biggs As a parent and care giver there is nothing more rewarding than when our children look up at you with love and tenderness and smiles to let you know that they feel safe and […]

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Trauma Informed Care Training

Ron Tolson — Wed, 18 May 2016 21:34:31 +0000

Mercy Maricopa invites you to a Trauma informed care training series developed according to the needs of the caregiver community. The trainings are held at three different locations to serve all of Maricopa County. For more information on or to register, email dcs@mercymaricopa.org. Topics Include: Trauma-informed care overview Birth-to-five overview Trauma-informed strategies and techniques (June […]

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Spotlight on a Foster Care Evangelist

Ron Tolson — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:06:48 +0000

We’d like to say a big THANK YOU to Riley S from Mesa, AZ for her recent participation as a foster care evangelist. Riley is a student at Mesa Advanced Academy and took it upon herself to coordinate an anonymous school drive to benefit Maricopa County foster children. When Leslie Reprogle, Agape’s Founder and CEO, […]

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How To Connect With Your Teen

Ron Tolson — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:06:31 +0000

Many of us could probably say that we definitely went through the infamous teenage “rebellious stage” that caused some of our family members deep concern. You may even possibly be able to refer to grades 7th-9th as the brutal years where kids can just be outright cruel. The years where friends turn into enemies and […]

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Disney Isn’t the Only Happiest Place On Earth

Ron Tolson — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:06:15 +0000

What Caused You To Want To Become An Adoptive Family Four years ago we began our journey to have another child. It was my hearts desire to have a son. We spent about two years trying to conceive naturally. Because we had two biological children of our own, we did not expect any difficulty getting […]

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Empowered to Connect Live Simulcast

Ron Tolson — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:17:15 +0000

Empowered To Connect, together with Show Hope, hosts the Empowered To Connect Simulcast — a two-day conference designed to help adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders, churches, and professionals better understand how to connect with “children from hard places” in order to help them heal and become all that God desires for them to be. […]

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