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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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S5E2: Making an Indelible Difference in the Lives of Vulnerable Children

Angie Grant and her husband, Stan, have been foster parents for five years. Their third placement, a little girl, stayed in their home for two and a half years and then returned home. Although it…

Mitch NelsonJuly 2, 2018

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S3E11: A Reunification Story

Greg Cox shares the story of losing his eight children into the child welfare system due to his neglect brought about by substance abuse. The situation became a catalyst in his own life to get…

Mitch NelsonSeptember 25, 2017

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S2E11: Through the Eyes of an Investigator—Working to Protect Children

Molly Evans knew working with kids was what made her heart beat with excitement and purpose. In college, she interned in a DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services) office and took a class in…

Mitch NelsonApril 10, 2017

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S2E10: Overcoming the “I Could Nevers” of Foster Care

Fawn Kieser admits she was one of those parents who said with firm conviction, “I could never do foster care—I could never give them back.” But as she and her husband, Brent, took baby steps…

Mitch NelsonMarch 27, 2017

reunification Archives | The Forgotten Initiative

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

S5E2: Making an Indelible Difference in the Lives of Vulnerable Children

S3E11: A Reunification Story

S2E11: Through the Eyes of an Investigator—Working to Protect Children

S2E10: Overcoming the “I Could Nevers” of Foster Care

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