Understanding Our Impact Numbers: Why They Matter When we share our work supporting children in foster care, you often see us include three key numbers: Cities Impacted, Opportunities to Stabilize Children, and Training Hours Delivered. But what do t...
🧩 Better Matching: The Simple Answer to a Complicated Debate There’s a national debate about whether foster parents should be required to affirm LGBTQ+ identities. Some say it protects youth from rejection. Others say it forces faith-based families...
💖 Arapaho Charter Students Spread Smiles with Care Bags for Foster Youth Students from Arapaho Charter High School have come together to create 45 thoughtful care bags for children entering foster care on the Wind River Reservation. Each bag is fil...
Parenting: Set boundaries early instead of waiting until you need them. Avoid your own irritation.
💙 Putnam County Foster Parents & Relative Caregivers — your voice matters! I’m Chaplain Ted Stackpole, appointed to represent Putnam County Government on the Circuit 7 Community Alliance. I am collecting feedback to better understand the needs...
With Family: God's Design. Mission Minded – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉
Elevating the Voices of Colorado’s Foster Youth 🎤💙 Every child in foster care deserves to be heard. Advocates and youth leaders in Colorado are stepping up to amplify the stories and needs of children in care — reminding us that their voices matte...
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Meet Za'Lyn! His faith is very important to him, he never forgets to say a little prayer before each meal, so he would appreciate a family of faith that attends church regularly and helps him get to the various church youth groups he wants to partic...
When No One Steps In: The Tragic Path from Vulnerability to Exploitation Virginia Giuffre’s story shows how vulnerable youth can fall through the cracks. Thousands age out of foster care alone, and nearly half of young women become pregnant by 21....
