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Episode 1: How It All Began

By April 25, 2016January 3rd, 2023Podcast

Foster care is not about bringing a child into our family; it’s about bringing our family to a child.

Welcome to the very first episode of The Forgotten Podcast! In this episode, you’ll discover what to expect from The Forgotten Podcast, hear Jami’s story and how TFI started, as well as what adoption and foster care feel like through the eyes of children.

TAKEAWAYS FROM TODAY’S SHOW

In every episode of The Forgotten Podcast, Jami Kaeb, Founder/Executive Director of The Forgotten Initiative takes listeners into the lives of the foster care community–agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults and children–and those who love and serve them.

You will leave encouraged and inspired as you learn their stories, hear their passion, and find out how you can become the catalyst for change in your community!

In this debut episode, Jami Kaeb shares her family’s journey of adoption and foster care and how The Forgotten Initiative came to be as a result. She also sets the stage for what future podcasts will be like…and some very special guests share their thoughts on adoption and foster care: her seven kids!

RESOURCES FOR YOU

The TFI Story
Who Loves Series
Find a TFI Advocate Near You
Become a TFI Advocate

ENJOY THIS EPISODE?

Hopefully, this episode has helped you right where you are on your foster care journey. That’s the goal. If you enjoyed it, will you tell others?

The best way to do that is to rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leave us a brief review! Your ratings and reviews help us get this podcast in front of new listeners. Your feedback also lets us know how we can better serve you. Thank you so much!

Jami Kaeb Host of The Forgotten Podcast

Meet Your Host

Jami is the biological, adoptive, and former foster mom of her seven forever kids. She is a dreamer and lover of her husband, Clint D. Kaeb, coffee (with creamer) and black licorice (in its own, not with the coffee). She loves being with you here in this space and feels it’s a great honor to get to sit in the interviewer’s seat.

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