Brittni Hodges is a social worker at Delavan Schools in Central Illinois. Her time as a caseworker profoundly shaped her understanding of compassion, resilience, and Christ’s love for all His children.
April Hobbs is a TFI Advocate, foster parent, and stay-at-home mom to five beautiful adopted children. She recently joined the TFI team as an Advocate for Murray County, GA out of a desire to see…
Angela Paganelli is a former foster youth and a current advocate, TBRI practitioner, and author. She is also a foster and adoptive parent. After the tragic loss of her mother at the age of 13,…
Every day here at The Forgotten Initiative, we get to support, encourage, and invest in our Advocates across the country. Let me tell you: We have had and currently have some incredible people on our…
Each person in this role helps bridge the gap between churches that want to tangibly share the love of Jesus and foster care agencies that need encouragement and additional support.
In this story, you’ll hear about a young girl who was brought into foster care, but the agency couldn’t find a foster family to take her in. During the search for an open home for…
Advocates act as a bridge, bringing encouragement and support to agencies by helping churches understand the best way to engage and meet needs contextually.
The Forgotten Initiative exists to help churches support foster care agencies across America. We are passionate about the foster care community feeling seen and supported, and one of the best ways to do that is…