A reflection on Adoption Awareness Day On Saturday, November 19, National Adoption Day was celebrated around the country. You may have seen posts on social media with adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families sharing stories about their role in the adoption process. You may have seen news reports about […]
We are so overwhelmed and very humbled by the response to our article featured in last month’s newsletter “How Can a Box of Diapers Prevent Child Abuse in St. Louis?”. With diaper donations from the Little Lambs Baby Shower, group collections, and private donations, we have more diapers than we had […]
We’re about halfway through the month of April, which means that we’re well into National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout this month, we have (and continue to) identify practical ways to prevent child abuse in our homes, families, and communities. In St. Louis, many new moms with newborns, babies, and […]
By Amanda Carriker, Family Development Specialist Good Shepherd Children and Family Services is piloting a new program called Treatment Foster Care (TFC). TFC is designed for those youth with behaviors that require them to be staffed above a Level A or Level B home. These kids have been through […]
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