Lost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the Church

When God calls it's is clear and miraculous,  Dave Phillips, shares what let him to Found Children Hunger Fund kpennington@childrenshungerfund.org

He knew we wanted to foster eventually – but God had a different plan. Jared Buckholder  Foster/Adopted Dad shares his journey to parent hood. Jared. Burkholder@GraceBaptist.org

The Greatest gift  -the sweetest gift of redemption through a sweet Baby boy – makes protecting the lives of unborn babies more real. You won’t want to miss our conversation with Debi Harvey – from Open arms debi@openarmspregnancy.com

“I was so scared, a 4 pound preemie  baby is so tiny…" Gabi Mosci, a Foster mom, shares her story of becoming a foster mom and her journey with her sweet baby girl.

Pastor Dan Royals shares the toll that loneliness and isolation take on all of us, specifically children and care during the holidays- His insights are incredibly timely and poignant. pastordan@valenciahills.com

The holidays are lonely for kids without parents, our conversation with Jessica Valdez from Olive Crest shines some light on this topic. Jessica valdez@olivecrest.org 

The importance of thankfulness during the holidays, as seen through the lens of kids and care. Today we talk with Sophia, our former foster youth and subject matter expert, as she shares the impact of family for foster children.h ttps://imsomebody.org/

The largest event of its type in the country for foster children; Checking in with Lorie Padilla and Kawika Keliikuli on an event that blesses foster and shelter children during the holidays here in los Angeles. kkeliikuli@shepherdchurch.com 

I am very excited for you to meet Gary Hall. He heads up a program called Hollywood Impact Studios. This program works with people who are incarcerated or recently released from incarceration? It provides them with training for jobs found in the entertainment industry this unique program has had a transformative impact on so many men's lives that have found themselves at a difficult crossroad...

Christina from finally family homes talks with us about how we can host a family in our home by renting them a room. This is a great tool to help keep our young people aging out of foster care from ending up on the streets. christina@finallyfamilyhomes.org

Today our conversation with Nancy, Rodas takes us to Rancho San Antonio, this youth diversion program is an alternative to the traditional juvenile justice system, in hopes to close the revolving door that often happens with youth who have had a run-in with the law, by providing support and resources to these young people.  rodas@ranchosanantonio.org.  sanantonio.org

Often times the role of a father can be undervalued, certainly that has been the case for many single dads. Today we talked with Dr. Allen-Michael Graves from Good Plus Foundation, where he works to support dad’s and help them find their value, focus, strategies, and resources to become a better father. Goodplusfoundation.org

Corey Halloran from Care Portal shares how this ministry is a great entry point for anyone who wants to find a way to impact of  vulnerable children, and doesn't know where to start and either you have  a lot of resources or not. Corey. Halloran@careportal.org careportal.org

Today's conversation is particularly impactful, as we continue with Part 2 of our conversation with Calvin Smith, who was raised in a foster home most of his life and then at age 22 became a foster dad and end navigating through the loss of his son and the importance of faith and God's presence throughout his life.csmith@shepherdchurch.com

Today's conversation is particularly impactful, as we begin Part 1 of our talk with Calvin Smith, who was raised in an  foster home most of his life and then at age 22 became a foster dad and the importance of faith and God's presence throughout his life. csmith@shepherdchurch.com

 | I'm excited to talk to today with Dave Cox from ZOE, Who's work in human trafficking, rescue and restoration is making a difference around the world in particularly here in Los Angeles.https://gozoe.org/ dave@gozoe.org

I am excited to share my conversation with Lesley from we Foster LA as we talk about getting resources to new moms and how we all can be part of hosting showers for these expectant parents. wefosterla.org

Valley Food Bank located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley rides food boxes for families experiencing food insecurity. We distributed through local churches. Today we talk with. Josie Casarrubias, Director of the Valley Food bank about the issues of food and security and how the valley food bank is making a difference. JCasarrubias@erescuemission.org; https://www.erescuemission.org/

 | Josie Casarrubias, Director of Home Again one of the facilities ran by rescue mission alliance. We talk about how home again provides resources and restorations and families experiencing homelessness all in the name of Christ. JCasarrubias@erescuemission.org; https://www.erescuemission.org/

Human trafficking is a complicated issue, especially when it involves kids. Today on the show, I talk with Shannon Sergey, founder and CEO of Forever Found,and Sara human trafficking victim that was able to go through Forever Found program, an organization that works to help to restore the lives of children who have been trafficked. http://www.foreverfound.org/

Today I share a microphone with Scott Urata who works for an organization called Foster Love. I do extraordinary work with foster kids and bringing siblings-who have been separated through foster care- together to celebrate at Disneyland. https://fosterlove.com/

Talking with Lisa Cox from Hope Gardens Union rescue Mission today and one of the graduates from the program Denise Galaza, and how  they work to provide women and children have a safe place to live while they receive counseling, training, encouragement, and the real help they need to escape homelessness forever. "lcox@urm.org

Talking with Edy Bernal from the Pregnancy Counseling Center about how an ultrasound can save a life and how their mission is tooffer help, hope and truth by empowering individuals to make healthy and life-affirming choices regarding pregnancy.edy@pregnanthelp4u.org https://pregnanthelp4u.org/

In the studio today, we had a great conversation with Ryan Mcdonald from Foster the City where he believes there is A church for every child. He is passionate about equipping churches to provide loving homes for children in foster care. and how you can take your first step as a church as an individual or family.https://fosterthecity.org/

Today we talk with Chanel on the risks of aging out of the foster system without a caring family to support you. We would like to connect with Chanel. Please reach out to me. Jones.chanel96@gmail.com