Why the Language We Use Matters in the Foster Care Community
While I had some personal interaction with foster care growing up, it wasn't until 2019, while working at a church…
Category: Child Welfare System, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families, Trauma-Informed
5 Ways Your Church Can Get Involved for Foster Care Awareness Month this May
At The Riverside Project, we often describe the foster care system as part of a fast moving river. Some children…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families
This May, You Can Do Something: Here’s How to Support Foster Families in Houston
May is Foster Care Awareness Month—a time to consider the children, families, and professionals involved in the child welfare system…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families
Donating a Free Car to a Single Mother in Need: How Houston Stepped Up
A hardworking single mom of 4, connected to the child welfare system, recently lost her only vehicle when it caught…
Category: Child Welfare System, Finding Your Place
Our Strategic Plan for the Next 5 Years: Growing Inward and Downward
Over the years, as our team continues our efforts to transform Houston's foster care system, we’re often asked a simple…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place
4 Ways YOU Can Transform the Foster Care System Today
In 2019, when my wife and I decided to show up for our first foster care informational session, alongside about…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families
Houston Shows Up For Its Families: How People Came Together to Support a Family Fleeing Domestic Violence
Every day, we have the opportunity to see the city of Houston rising up to meet the real needs of…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place
As One: How Houston Came Together to Support Two Young Boys in Crisis
After a tragic homicide, two young boys were placed in a shelter. They’d already spent 90 days there, the maximum…
Category: Child Welfare System, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families, Trauma-Informed
8 Ways to Support Foster and Adoptive Families During Back-to-School Season
You see the children and families involved in your local foster care system, and you want to support them. You…
Category: Child Welfare System, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families
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