Thank You for Making Good Shepherd Christmas Possible!
Wow! That is the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the generosity of our donors, volunteers, families, and friends this Christmas season. When we set out to provide gifts for 105 children in foster care, 120 families in our Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program, and 14 moms […]
Pregnant, Homeless, and Still in High School: What A Day in the Life of One of Our Maternity Clients Might Look Like
Pregnant, Homeless, and Still in High School: What A Day in the Life of One of Our Maternity Clients Might Look Like School, homework, dinner, and rest. Sounds like a pretty typical day for a teen, right? For the moms in our Maternity Shelter, life might look a […]
Why Moms in Our Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program Ask for Laundry Detergent for Christmas
Why Moms in Our Pregnancy & Parenting Support Program Ask for Laundry Detergent for Christmas A package of toilet paper. A bottle of Tide. A broom. These are things that you’d pick up on your regular trip to Target, or, most likely, already have in your cabinet or […]
Aging Out
This Independence Day, it’s easy to focus on how the country celebrates this holiday – barbecue, fireworks, and the epitome of summertime. But to youth in the foster care system, the notion of “independence” has an entirely different meaning. Across the country, babies, children, and teens enter foster care every […]