Faith - One Step at a Time
Talking with Owen was like a breath of fresh air. Her eyes radiated love, her joy was evident and unhindered. As I listened to her...
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Jodi Mottashed (ASPIRE Kids Director)
Mar 1, 20202 min read
A Different Kind of Hope
Bryce, a sweet 9 year-old boy who was recently placed in foster care, just moved to a new area with his foster mom and her family. Being...
Cary Wilcox (Sierra Pregnancy+Support Director)
Feb 1, 20203 min read
Hope Starts Here
When Sarah* saw the two lines on the pregnancy test, she felt ill. During the 4 months she had lived with her boyfriend, they had not...
Shelly Bokman (Blossom Place Director
Dec 1, 20192 min read
The Beauty of Community Partnership
Blossom Place first opened it's doors to young women aging out of the foster care system who are in need of housing, support and...
Charlotte Fritz (DTCRA Adoptive/Foster Family
Nov 1, 20193 min read
How Far We've Come
As I was beginning my career as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I had the opportunity to work as an intern with families who had adopted...
Debbie Burt (Delta Prevention)
Sep 1, 20193 min read
Finding Success, Helping Others
At first glance, Esmeralda Huerta seems like a typical 30-something Californian. When I first met her, I was struck by her quiet...
Amber Celmer (Child Advocates of Placer County)
Aug 1, 20193 min read
Giving Hope
“When I was going through so many placements, failing in school and left in the children's shelter for 5 months, I never thought I was...
Mike Mason (KidsFirst
Jun 1, 20193 min read
Unpacking Your Own Baggage
When my kids were 4 and 7 years old, we moved to the country. It was a new, cool experience as open land, well water and snow days became...
Emily Kaiser (Koinonia Family Services
May 1, 20193 min read
How Long Until Someone Will Say "Yes"?
Imagine, like Aaron, that you're 13 years old and have not even seen your parents or sibling in four years. As a result of your parent's...
Charlotte Fritz (LMFT
Apr 1, 20193 min read
The Right Help is Out There
When Heidi and Brian Burger learned that a family member was in need, they knew they could not just let it be "someone else's problem"....
Dave Bowers (Safe Refuge Outreach Director
Mar 1, 20193 min read
2 Weeks Touched 2 Families Forever
A Safe Refuge family located in Somerset, CA took their first short term care placement this past month for 16 days as they answered a...
Heidi White (DTCRA Church Relations Director)
Feb 1, 20193 min read
A Stabilizing Device
I was sitting in my office one afternoon when my phone rang. On the other end was a woman I did not know, but she knew of me. She had...
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