Fostering Hope with Jen Lilley

Today, we have the incredible founders of We Foster LA, Dominique Furukawa and Lesley Hoff. @WeFosterLosAngeles on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wefosterlosangeles/

This week we hear from Ashley Rhodes-Courter. An incredible woman who grew up in foster care and went on to become a Nationally Renowned Keynote Speaker, New York Times Best Selling Author, A Clinical Social Worker, and founder and Executive Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Families www. SustainableFamiliesFoundation.org

On today’s podcast, we chat with wonder woman Cerissa Patterson, adoptive mom to 11 children through foster care and learn how on earth she does it all! Listen to this one for all the mom hacks! Follow Cerissa on instagram at @CerissaPatterson and shop her store at cerissapatterson.arbonne.com

Today’s guest is Peter Mutabazi, a single foster dad, who opened his home to children in need of safety, love and stability after growing up in an abusive home in Uganda. He went on to become a renowned blogger, youtuber, and creator of “Now I am Known”, a brand with a mission to make children feel seen, heard, and known. His story is making waves and encouraging so many others to love the forgott...

This week, we talk to fellow foster mom and founder of The Foster Love Project, Kelly Hughes! https://www.fosterloveproject.org/our-programs/ Here is Kelly’s basic how to start a placement bag guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d36Ys54pO7JoWKkzRh6xioClz7eWolrh/view

On today’s episode, I’ll be chatting with Superman himself, Kayden’s former social worker, who is my personal hero and is the entire reason I’m still going as a foster parent, Norman! We’re going to keep his last name and any details of cases private, but today, we’ll discuss what it’s like to be a social worker, how we as foster parents and a community can help encourage our social workers, and m...

This week Robert P.K. Mooney, a former foster youth turned success, addresses how to overcome the odds for youth who age of foster care! His incredible book, A Foster Kid’s Road to Success is available at  https://amzn.to/4f1qdvm

Rita Soronen returns from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, along with a panel of recruiters from their Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program to learn more about how their signature adoption program works. Rita and Jen will be joined by: Shantell Lewis -a Wendy’s wonderful kids adoption recruiter from New York City. Tasha Rihm- a Wendy’s wonderful kids adoption recruiter from Indianapolis. And Che...

On today’s podcast, we talk to Jason Johnson, author of ReFraming Foster Care  (for families and support groups), Everyone Can Do Something (for church and ministry leaders),  ALL IN Orphan Care  (small group based study for those considering), Effectively Engaging Churches (for organizational leaders and advocates) and regularly blogs at Jason Johnson | Blog . Find Jason on Instagram @JasonJohnso...

Care Portal Director, Film Producer, and foster and adoptive mom, Rebekah Weigel comes on to chat about how we can all rise up to meet the needs of our community and children in foster care. Plus, a brief introduction about Olive Crest’s Safe Families Program. CarePortal.org

Dr. John DeGarmo is back and we’re discussing how to save a child’s life by stopping premature reunification. Putting a child’s safety and mental health over a timeline.   In the summer of 2020, after taping this episode, Dr. DeGarmo and I lobbied Congress about this issue and while we had wonderful bi-partisan support, we quickly realized that legislation wasn’t the best way to accomplish our goa...

On this week’s episode, I’m joined by foster mom extraordinaire, Beth Schneider who proves you can be single and foster well!  https://schneiderladies.com/

In this powerful episode, I’m joined for the first time by my now co-author, Dr. John DeGarmo—one of the leading voices in foster care, adoption, and child advocacy. Together, we unpack the reality of foster parent burnout, the staggering turnover rates, and the critical gaps in the system that demand national attention. https://www.drjohndegarmofostercare.com/

On today’s podcast, we talk foster momma to foster momma and hear the heartbeat and passion for our kids and our mission. Find Amanda on Instagram @MyTrueNorthBlog and check out her amazing t-shirts (I literally LIVE in mine still!) on  https://www.bonfire.com/closed-on-sunday/

Today, Heather and Daniel Fowler from Child Hope Services join the podcast! https://www.childhopeservices.org/ Get Reframing Foster Care by Jason Johnson on Amazon

For more information on Foster Village Austin or other locations across the US, check out... fostervillage.info Or you can contact Chrystal at  Chrystal@fostervillageaustin.org

In this episode: We cover RAD, attachment disorders, how to explain foster care and loss to your children, boundaries, mental health, and how to start an amazing non profit or simply help kids in foster care. For more information, check out: Projectorphans.org THE WHOLE BRAIN CHILD  on amazon

This week, Jen is joined by Stacy Dewitt of James Storehouse. Today’s topics include how to start a nonprofit, and how to help foster youth, their families, and their care takers.

Rita Soronen, President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, joins Jen for Episode 2! For more information on how to get involved, head to  https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/

We are so happy to have Sara and Yvonne from Childhelp join us for our first episode! For more on how to get involved with Childhelp, head over to  childhelp.org 1-800-4-A-CHILD is the national child abuse hotline