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…
Holly GnuseMay 23, 2024
National Foster Care Month is right around the corner in May. Does your church have a plan for engaging in the conversation?
Jami KaebApril 11, 2024
Melissa Smallwood found herself in the foster care system as a teenager and, along with the trauma she had experienced, her foster care experience had a lasting impact on her life. She moved from being…
Jami KaebMay 29, 2023
Sarah Butler, TFI Advocate in Conecuh County, AL, didn’t imagine she would be able to be a foster parent. But after seeing another family foster, she saw it was possible and she and her husband…
Jami KaebMay 22, 2023
Just as much as a foster placement can bring up hard emotions for foster children, the same is true for biological children. However, there isn’t as strong of a focus on supporting the biological children…
Jami KaebMay 15, 2023
In today's episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Dairius Kawewahi. Dairius entered foster care due to the abuse he and his brother suffered from their biological father. Although Dairius was unaware that the…
Jami KaebMay 8, 2023
To kick off our episodes for this month, today I’m sharing my conversation with Candace Franklin, who is not only a Social Worker Supervisor, but also a foster parent and advocate for the foster care…
Jami KaebMay 1, 2023
Hasn’t this month been incredible? If you missed it, for National Foster Care Awareness Month, we have highlighted stories every week from each perspective of the foster care community—agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and…
Jami KaebMay 30, 2022
In this episode, I am joined by Kristen Lucero, a former foster child who is now a licensed foster parent. By the time she was adopted at age 5, she had already lived in three…
Jami KaebMay 23, 2022
