by Cathy | May 5, 2015 | Agency News & Updates, Mother's Day
Here is an excerpt from a letter written by the mother whose family recently moved out of our Transitional House… “I wanted to thank you for all your help over the years, my family has grown in many ways thanks to you, the kindness you have shown us over the...
by Cathy | Oct 15, 2014 | Mother's Day, Safe Families for Children
I recently left the home of a woman we hosted for 2 months while she was pregnant. She entered her pregnancy unstable and unsure if she would even carry her baby to term but now she is holding a precious 3 week old baby girl! This was an unusual hosting because this...
by Cathy | May 20, 2014 | Agency News & Updates, Mother's Day
As a child who found love in her very own adoptive family, in 2001 Lela Francis decided to pay it forward! This is when she opened her home as a CHOSEN foster parent with Baptist Family and Children’s Services. In describing her adoptive family, Lela stated,...
by Cathy | May 20, 2014 | Good Samaritan Network, Mother's Day
As a single mother struggling with untreated depression and anxiety, Rachel had no family or close friends nearby on whom she could depend for help with childcare or parenting advice. Unemployed and staying at home because of the medical needs of her four young...
by Cathy | May 20, 2014 | Good Samaritan Network, Mother's Day
As a recent immigrant from China (we’ll call her “Liu”) and mother of three young children, Liu struggled with English, was unable to work legally, and felt hopeless about her situation. Abandoned by her unfaithful husband who refused to support the...