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Foster mother honors late husband’s legacy by caring for more than 100 children

“It’s the hardest thing you’ll ever do, and the most joy you’ll ever have.”         – Robyne Wilson-Cima Robyne Wilson-Cima says both she and her late husband John Cima should have been in foster care when they were children, but the service didn’t formally exist. So as Robyne and John […]

June 12, 2024

Jefferson County: Safe and secure with help from Pregnancy & Parenting Support team

Alissa made choices in her younger years that, looking back, she says were not in her own best interest. She’s fiercely independent and decided to leave school before graduation, start a family when she was very young, and gave her heart to those who wouldn’t be there for her. Within […]

March 13, 2023

Our Story: Teresa and Bill

“To love a child who may just need a little chance on life” Teresa and Bill’s interest in working with young people grew out of their earlier experience as host parents for international students. They learned about Good Shepherd’s foster care program at church in a video produced for the Annual Catholic […]

What do you want for Father’s Day?

by Mike Nardini, Board Chair I remember asking my dad what he wanted for Father’s Day when I was a kid, and he’d say something like, “Just get me a card.” And I’d roll my eyes because who in their right mind would ask for a card when they could get […]