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5 Reasons We Love The Foster Care Community

We want to see people everywhere supporting the foster care community and experiencing Jesus together. This isn’t just a great tagline here at The Forgotten Initiative, but it’s the vision we’re passionate about. It drives…

Holly GnuseJanuary 23, 2020

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Ready or Not…Foster Parent!

Ten months ago, I became a foster parent. I was licensed for quite sometime before that, but ten months ago, I received my first placement, and a little girl entered my life and home. I…

Jillian KellenbergerJanuary 20, 2020

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These Resources Are Changing Our Perspective on Birth Parents

Whether you've found yourself reading this with a heart already oozing with compassion or you're pleading for a new perspective, here are some great resources to help you on your journey!

Jillian KellenbergerJanuary 16, 2020

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FRUSTRATED: How Can I Help My Child?

We're six months into this foster parenting thing, and we have learned a lot of lessons. But, I'm finding some lessons to be a lot harder to learn and adjust to than I thought.

Holly GnuseJanuary 9, 2020

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When You’re Struggling to See Through the Hard in Foster Care

The hard in foster care is real. As much as we all work to try and create clarity and play on the same team, it sometimes feels like the conflict will never end.

Jillian KellenbergerJanuary 6, 2020

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Should I Become a Foster Parent?

Stepping into foster parenting is a big deal, and not something that you should take lightly. Check-out these great resources as you think and pray through what your next steps look like.

Jillian KellenbergerJanuary 2, 2020

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When You Don’t Know What To Do Next

Growing up, I found myself hanging with friends in the neighborhood that were a couple of years older than me. They were so cool! But once I got to be their age, I realized that…

Mitch NelsonDecember 26, 2019

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Leaving It in God’s Hands

We met our foster son in the NICU. We watched as nurses and doctors cared for him, trying to learn all we could. We got to know him, and we loved him.

Shannon SpaidDecember 23, 2019

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12 Days of Encouragement for Foster Parents

Deep in the trenches of foster parenting, it can be a lonely place to find yourself. Our prayer is that this resource will bring you encouragement and hope as you interact with truths from God’s…

Mitch NelsonDecember 19, 2019

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5 Truths for Foster Dads to Remember

Being a foster dad is the most beautiful opportunity to invest in the lives of children who come from hard places. It’s a rewarding, exciting, and purpose-filled experience. But it’s also really hard...

Amy HorineDecember 12, 2019

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5 Reasons We Love The Foster Care Community

Ready or Not…Foster Parent!

These Resources Are Changing Our Perspective on Birth Parents

FRUSTRATED: How Can I Help My Child?

When You’re Struggling to See Through the Hard in Foster Care

Should I Become a Foster Parent?

When You Don’t Know What To Do Next

Leaving It in God’s Hands

12 Days of Encouragement for Foster Parents

5 Truths for Foster Dads to Remember

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