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 […]
Twice in the past few weeks, Colleen Mulligan  (Expectant Parent – Adoption Liaison), and Emma Vonder Haar (Communication Coordinator) have met with senior theology classes to talk about adoption as an alternative to abortion. The SmartBoard at the front of the classroom starkly displayed the number 8,740. Colleen, a 2009 […]
In an effort to spread awareness about children and youth in the foster care system in the United States, we’ve created a series of images to be shared on social media.
Last Monday, the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Des Moines kicked off a project with its local St. Louis banking partners and Habitat for Humanity to build a home in University City. Â As the Chair of the Board for FHLB Des Moines, our very own Dale Oberkfell saw this […]
