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S5E12: Supporting, Loving and Going Above and Beyond for Biological Parents

Jamie Finn started fostering because she wanted to “rescue kids who had terrible parents.” She was immediately humbled with her first placement when she realized that she wasn’t all that different than the biological parents…

Mitch NelsonNovember 19, 2018

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S5E11: Staying the Course in Foster Care: “It’s What We Do”

Peter Greer and his family have opened their home to foster care for several years and have experienced the highs and lows of all foster care entails. After several hard situations, Peter admits to being…

Mitch NelsonNovember 5, 2018

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S5E10: Creatively Conquering Fears: How Art Became a Means of Healing

Angel Ambrose shared her story of a turbulent childhood that resulted in her playing a key role as a teen in testifying against her mother for the safety of herself and her siblings. Throughout her life, art…

Mitch NelsonOctober 22, 2018

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S5E9: Foster Care and Higher Education: One Man’s Story of Beating the Odds

The statistics for youth who age out of foster care receiving a college degree are extremely disheartening—fewer than 5% finish a secondary education. Royce Markley beat the odds—as a child, he was in and out…

Mitch NelsonOctober 8, 2018

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S5E8: More to Me: Foster Care Through the Eyes of a Teen

Saty Cornelius grew up in a fostering family—her parents have fostered more than 50 children. She is one of seven children, including three sisters through adoption. Knowing, hearing and living the stories of some of…

Mitch NelsonSeptember 24, 2018

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S5E7: Confidentiality in Foster Care: Why It Matters

Anna Kathryn Ellzey knew that as a foster parent she could not share pictures, names or details of the child in her care. But that didn’t stop her from sharing a photo of him and…

Mitch NelsonSeptember 10, 2018

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S5E6: Single Foster Parenting – Real Strategies from Real Moms

Foster parenting can be challenging even with a spouse, but that doesn’t mean a single person can’t or shouldn’t follow a call from God to foster. This panel discussion includes four single foster moms who…

Mitch NelsonAugust 27, 2018

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S5E5: A New School Year: Advocating for Our Kids from Trauma Backgrounds

Catie Lumpkin and her husband Jamie began fostering about nine years ago. At the time, they had three young sons (age 4, 2 and 1) and had been considering adoption. They had the opportunity to…

Mitch NelsonAugust 13, 2018

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S5E4: Mentoring Can Make a Difference in the Life of a Foster Child

Kelsie Barnhart first heard about TFI and the mentoring program through a friend in the summer of 2014. She had just graduated college and was working full time, but knew she wanted to carve out…

Mitch NelsonJuly 30, 2018

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S5E3: The Search for Identity Leads to Foster Care Ministry

Holly Miller was born into foster care and was adopted at the age of seven by the family with whom she had been in a long-term placement. The adoption conversation was always open, but she…

Mitch NelsonJuly 16, 2018

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S5E12: Supporting, Loving and Going Above and Beyond for Biological Parents

S5E11: Staying the Course in Foster Care: “It’s What We Do”

S5E10: Creatively Conquering Fears: How Art Became a Means of Healing

S5E9: Foster Care and Higher Education: One Man’s Story of Beating the Odds

S5E8: More to Me: Foster Care Through the Eyes of a Teen

S5E7: Confidentiality in Foster Care: Why It Matters

S5E6: Single Foster Parenting – Real Strategies from Real Moms

S5E5: A New School Year: Advocating for Our Kids from Trauma Backgrounds

S5E4: Mentoring Can Make a Difference in the Life of a Foster Child

S5E3: The Search for Identity Leads to Foster Care Ministry

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