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...
Feb 24, 2017 | Success Stories
Here she comes … What will she be like? Is she shy, withdrawn… Strong, trying to hold her own? Time will tell… Learning so many new names and faces. Figuring out where her place is… Dumping out the drawers, Running, jumping, climbing. Eating...
Feb 9, 2017 | Success Stories
There was an 18 year old girl who has been living with a Host Family about a year. We’ll call her Lisa. Lisa has had a life that has been filled with unspeakable trauma. She’s been in and out of foster care because her mom’s struggles with addiction....
