God’s Plan Never Fails
In November of 2015, Chris and Hannah Seritt received a call. Two little girls, one and four years old, needed a foster home. At the time, the Seritt’s had just gone through…
Read More ›Meet Sam*
Sam loves action figures, playing with dinosaurs and watching TV. He also loves lizards - so much so that he has a pet lizard. Who knows how many stories he’s told his…
Read More ›Adoption day!
When Caden was first placed with Jen and Joe Brown and their biological son, Jen told their foster family consultant Christine that they didn’t really want to adopt. It wasn’t part of…
Read More ›3 Things Every Foster Care Ministry Should Do
Whether you’re just launching your church’s foster care ministry or it’s been around for years, there are certain things you can do to drive success. We asked Chuck Campbell, our director of…
Read More ›Foster Care Rate Increase Coming July 1st
When Governor Nathan Deal’s 2018 budget was introduced earlier this year, it included a 57 percent rate increase for DFCS foster families - but nothing for families with private child placement agencies.…
Read More ›Meet Samantha*
She’s like a lot of little girls. She loves playing with her American Girl doll. She’s smart. She’s funny. She’s outgoing. And just like every little girl, Samantha* wants a family. From…
Read More ›Momentum Church: Going All In
Since partnering with FaithBridge in 2015, Momentum Church’s foster care ministry has grown to include four foster families, an active respite family and two other families in the approval process. On top…
Read More ›Meet Rowan*
Nine-year-old Rowan is the “numbers guy”. He enjoys math but even he can’t count the number of tears he and his little brother cried after their mother committed suicide - while they…
Read More ›21 Tips for Successful Foster Parenting
Foster parenting is not for the faint of heart. It’s a calling – a calling to give of yourself and care for the least, the last and the lost in order to…
Read More ›Meet Jessica*
Rejection is painful and can be difficult for anyone to handle. But being rejected by family can be unbearable. But for 15-year-old Jessica, she did not allow this rejection to keep her…
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