20 Questions to Consider When Choosing a Foster Care Agency
It’s important to choose a foster care agency wisely as it is their responsibility to ensure that a certain placement…
Category: Child Welfare System, Foster & Adoptive Families
7 Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
As you consider the possibility of providing a loving home for children in need, there are many steps between learning…
Category: Child Welfare System, Foster & Adoptive Families
As One: 4 Real Examples of How Collaboration Creates Change
We’ve learned that it’s only when we all come together that we can begin to make a lasting difference around…
Category: Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Trauma-Informed
Why Trauma-Informed Training Makes A Difference
TBRI® is a framework with a large and growing community of both caregivers and professionals who praise its powerful capacity…
Category: Foster & Adoptive Families, Trauma-Informed
5 Myths About Supporting the Foster Care Community
If you allow yourself to believe misleading myths about what it means to support those who are in the foster…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Foster & Adoptive Families
5 Houstonians Making a Difference in the Foster Care Community
There are so many people who are making a difference (our list today could truly be miles long!), but we…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place
Finding Your Place Along the River in 2024
When we work together – each with our own unique focus, skills, and expertise – we can begin to build…
Category: Child Welfare System, Finding Your Place
The Riverside Project in 2023: A Year-in-Review
Every week, we get to see people invest their time, energy, resources, and care all along the River. They give…
Category: Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families, Trauma-Informed
Why 14 Community Leaders Are Grateful to Serve Houston
Every week, we get to see people invest their time, energy, resources, and care all along the River. They give…
Category: Child Welfare System, Church Mobilization, Finding Your Place, Foster & Adoptive Families
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