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Caring for orphaned and vulnerable children is one of the most important jobs in the world, but often people are too overwhelmed to get involved or lack the support they need to keep going....
One of the problems with foster care is that the cycle tends to repeat itself. A child who doesn't have a consistent family has a child of t...
Changing the way we care for orphaned children, getting kids back into families, and lifting up community….it all sounds great on paper, but...
In most of our minds, orphanages are viewed as a protector of vulnerable children. This can be true, but often an orphanage can be a decepti...
All over the world there are people who felt clearly called by God to either fund a children's home, serve at one, or leave everything to st...
Travel with us to Maesot, Thailand to hear from the Thai Director of Global Child Advocates on what it looks like to run 4 children's homes...
This is a complex question that thousands all over the world are trying to answer. We all want children in families but it's not as simple a...
Are orphanages the best way to care for orphaned children? Is there actually a better way? The answers to these questions could define the n...
We spoke with Oleg and Andrey, two Ukrainian men working to help bring children to safety. They share about the realities of what is actuall...
If you're like most people, the war in Ukraine weighs heavy on your mind but you don't know what to do about it. Fortunately, Ronne Rock and...
Keri spent the first 20 years of her life surviving. She went into foster care at 3 days old and was adopted by age 5. This was supposed to...
Late one night in a Los Angeles hotel room, Brenna had her kids unexpectedly removed from her care and taken back to Michigan. Now, with COV...
After an unplanned pregnancy her senior year of high school, Emma placed her baby for adoption. Today, 5 years later, Emma and adoptive mama...
Prince Hayward had every reason to become another statistic of the foster care system, but instead he is using his experience to advocate fo...
People can help vulnerable children and families at any stage of their life and our guest today, Bob Rogers is here to prove just that. Bob...
Cindy was born in South Korea but she was raised by a black family in Jackson, Mississippi. Like many transracial adoptees, this collision o...
As a child, very few adults took the chance to help Gaelin in his situation. This resulted in over 20 foster homes, homelessness, and abuse....
Cathleen Bearse is a licensed therapist who decided to become a foster parent, yet before she even received her first placement she started...
Ashlee and her husband had what so many people work toward; a mostly controlled and comfortable life. But when they were confronted with the...
Jason Johnson and his wife had talked about foster care for a while, but she was ready and he wasn't. What he didn't know was that his decis...
Travel with us from the busy streets of Bangkok to a border town dump to hear the work of a man and his team who are empowering families and...
Sri Lanka is strikingly beautiful, but it has a complicated history. This has had the greatest effect on the vulnerable children who call th...
Get immersed in the busyness of Beijing as we document something extremely rare; the adoption of a 13 year old boy who is visually impaired.
Travel with us to a country that marks the southern edge of the Sahara Desert to witness the adoption of a 13 year old boy with hearing loss...
Travel with us inside the borders of Western Romania to hear the story of a woman who has been rescuing vulnerable children since the fall o...
Become immersed in the sounds of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as we hear the stories of vulnerable children and the people working to provide them...
Finding a foster home for a teenager is almost twice as unlikely as finding a home for children 12 and under. Yet, despite this trend, Maran...
Brittaney Allen's experience in foster care made her believe that no one could love her. But a foster family said yes and eventually became...
When a child in foster care must transition out of your home, (hopefully to be reunited with family) it can still be difficult for everyone...
From the age of eight Kylee had children from foster care in her life and her home. Her parent's decision to make this a part of the DNA of...
Even though Ligia Cushman was an adoption social worker when she adopted, she still wasn't fully prepared for all the feelings of grief and...
If you aren't able to foster or adopt, one of the most important and impactful roles you can play is supporting someone who is. But it's not...
Angela Braniff is a mother to 8 through domestic adoption, international adoption, special needs adoption, embryo adoption and birth. Angela...
Julie and Brian Mavis had been foster parents, raised bio children, and even started an amazing organization called America's Kids Belong. A...
Embo Tshimanga edured 25 plus moves, 20 schools, 6 homeless shelters, 2 women's shelters, and 2 group homes during her time in foster care....
After suffering a tragic spinal cord injury that left him in a wheelchair, Chris Norton and his wife Emily had every reason to just focus on...
In many countries orphaned girls are some of the most vulnerable members of society. Then, once they age out of care they are opened up to a...
Sally 's journey began when she was 6 months old as she entered the foster care system. Although adopted by loving parents, her journey of a...
Something you may not realize is that a large number of adoptive parents enter into adoption with trauma of their own. Jordan Tate was no ex...
Our guest today, Julie Kouri, is an adoptive mom and founder of an adoption and foster care organization called Fostering Hope. In this podc...
When looking for a preschool when a child has experienced trauma you will want to consider the environment, type of care, whether state subs...
Sometimes it can feel like the only way to help vulnerable children is by fostering or adopting, but nothing could be further from the truth...
Jacari Harris endured an unstable home, two years in foster care, an adoption, and the death of his father. His anger, depression, and pain...
What happens at the U.S. and Mexico border is complex and highly debated. But no matter your opinion it doesn't change the fact that there a...
Susan Harness faced many complexities and challenges growing up as an American Indian transracial adoptee in the 1960's and 70's. From years...
If there is anyone out there who has advice to give it is author, TBRI Practitioner, and certified Enneagram coach Lisa Qualls. She carries...
When acclaimed author Nefertiti Austin started her journey of parenting, she bravely chose a challenging path. Being a single, black, adopti...
When Ian and Brittany Bently adopted from Ethiopia, they had no idea that they would soon return to start a leather products company called...
We all have predisposed ideas about adoption, especially around birth moms and placement. But what if the narrative you have isn't the whole...
Monica was adopted out of foster care at the age of 5 and now she plays a vital role in her family. Monica has been a foster sister to over...
It's been almost four years since we had the privilege of telling the powerful story of a birth mom and adoptive family. This film has been...