#Safe4ANight: Goodness in Multitudes
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Theresa Good Shepherd’s #Safe4ANight fundraiser is a good fit for our agency in many ways. It’s not flashy – you don’t need a tux or gown, no ballrooms or valets […]
Kinship Treatment Foster Care: An Innovative New Path for Children and Families
Our Good Shepherd team enjoys the benefits of standing on organizational foundations that are nearly two centuries old. But the thing that keeps us thriving and growing is the fire we all hold in our bellies to constantly improve the way we serve children and families. Treatment Foster Care is […]
Here’s to the Unconventional Fathers
For generations, our society has reinforced what it meant to “be a man.” We valued the strong, silent type. Rub some dirt on it. Boys don’t cry. On this Father’s Day, I want to tell you what we see at Good Shepherd. I call them unconventional fathers. They’re men who […]
Mysterious, Magnificent Mom Love
What I’ve learned from being a Catholic daughter and an adoptive parent The first time I remember understanding the uniqueness of my mother’s love was the day she came home from a parent teacher conference. I was in second grade and my teacher said she was concerned about one area […]