Nov 29, 2017 | Success Stories
By Davona C., Host Mom Our family has fostered newborns on two continents in four countries. We’ve cared for children in Florida and Maryland as well as Malawi, Tanzania, and Burundi in Africa. When we returned to the States after 24 years overseas, I still...
Nov 22, 2017 | Success Stories
By J. Lundvall, Host Family We have two young sons of our own, so we were definitely stepping outside of our comfort zone when we said ‘yes’ to taking in two teenage girls. These girls loved their dad and couldn’t wait to be reunited with him. But for the...
Nov 1, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
By J. Aaron White, Host Family The conversation was getting old. It wasn’t because of the length of one exchange; rather, it was the repetitive nature of the conversation between me and my wife. After seeing billboards with doe-eyed babies in need of a safe home and...
Oct 25, 2017 | Noteworthy Thoughts, Success Stories
“That’s a flower!… there’s the duck!…what’s that?…here’s one!…fishes!” My niece is getting ready for a birthday party for her 3 year old little boy, Caleb. I’m going for a walk with Caleb, down by the brook so he can show me the duckies. He is...
Sep 22, 2017 | Success Stories
From Joyce Moffitt, Host Family and our Chicago chapter director: Not too long ago my husband and I hosted a little 6 year old boy named Davin. Davin was being hosted because his mother was fleeing a domestic violence situation. Having him in our home reminded me how...
Sep 5, 2017 | Success Stories
A single divorced mom of 4 was in crisis. Due to 2 chronic illnesses, she was in desperate need of more intensive medical treatment before she became any sicker. Several times a year, she would end up in the ER and friends would help care for her kids. Her doctors...
