The day I met Brooklyn was the day that changed the trajectory of my life forever. I couldn’t imagine all that God was going to do from a simple “yes.”
Melissa WhitmanSeptember 26, 2024
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.
Jody VanderburgJune 27, 2024
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…
Jami KaebJune 13, 2024
Advocates act as a bridge, bringing encouragement and support to agencies by helping churches understand the best way to engage and meet needs contextually.
Jami KaebMay 27, 2024
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
I want to share a story that went out to our donors in a partnership email recently. The story was too good to keep to ourselves.
Jami KaebMay 9, 2024
This work is overwhelming, and our workers are struggling. They are struggling with compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. These challenges are resulting in high turnover for this profession as workers are leaving their…
Jami KaebMarch 21, 2024
There are many reasons this work matters, and all those reasons come back to people. Throughout the foster care community, there are people who feel unsupported. People who feel worn down. People who are vulnerable.…
The Forgotten InitiativeFebruary 22, 2024
We believe there’s an opportunity found in the spaces where churches and agencies exist. But that doesn’t just happen naturally; someone needs to help bridge the gap between them.
Jami KaebFebruary 8, 2024
