Due to extreme challenges her mother and family faced, Melinda Melo was in and out of foster and kinship care from the ages of three to fifteen.
Jami KaebDecember 18, 2023
There are things that will happen in our foster care journeys that no one prepared you for and perhaps you wish more people knew.
The Forgotten InitiativeOctober 27, 2023
Antonio Grate felt like he was always in foster care, but the experience refined him rather than defined him.
Jami KaebSeptember 25, 2023
Raquel is a birth mom in reunion with the very child she put up for adoption, a kinship adoptive mom to her half-sister, and an advocate for adoption, foster care, and other important topics.
Jami KaebAugust 21, 2023
Kristen Thomas entered into kinship care after suffering abuse, but experienced deep-rooted challenges when she felt misunderstood, unsupported, and became homeless after aging out of care. As an adult, Kristen has taken the time to…
Jami KaebMarch 13, 2023
Today on the podcast, we are talking about a special kind of care in the foster care community called kinship care. Kinship care is when children are cared for by grandparents, extended family members, or…
Jami KaebFebruary 20, 2023
In this episode, we have the incredible privilege to welcome Jaymi Lynn, who has experience across the gamut of foster care. Jaymi is not only a social worker today, but also a foster and adoptive…
Jami KaebJuly 12, 2021
This week’s guest is Amanda Auer, a mom of 4 who has an incredible story walking through a difficult journey of kinship care. You’ll hear her talk about what it was like to be educated…
Jami KaebApril 5, 2021
