Children enter foster care for many different reasons, and when they do, Good Shepherd Children & Family Services is there to support both the child and the family who welcomes them. We also rely on dedicated volunteers to want to make a positive difference in the life of a foster […]
Miss Barb. Mama Barb. Barbara, a Treatment Foster Care parent, answers to more than one affectionate name, earned during her time providing care to girls who’ve come to find a loving, stable home with her as part of Good Shepherd’s Treatment Foster Care program (TFC). Our team salutes her for […]
by Nishelle Thompson, PLPC, Family Clinician Growing up in foster care isn’t easy. Forced into a reality different than the one you grew up in, not knowing what’s going to happen next, having strangers who tell you they care. When those strangers are empowered to make decisions for you and […]
There can be many questions when a family considers becoming involved in foster care. At the top of the list is typically, “How long will a child be placed in my home?” There are no simple answers to that question, as every child’s experience in foster care is unique and […]
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