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Hope Grows When Every Piece Finds Its Place

Ashley and Brett hoped to grow their family through adoption. What they didn't expect was how Treatment Foster Care would provide the support they needed to help an extraordinary 11-year-old heal, thrive and find his forever home. Read how one family’s journey transformed all of their lives, and how compassionate foster families can help children write new stories of hope.

Hope Grows When Trust Begins: How one therapist’s work in Treatment Foster Care changed her own life

For children impacted by severe trauma, trust doesn’t come easy. But when it does, everything changes. Follow Theresa’s professional journey inside Treatment Foster Care. As a licensed professional counselor and case manager, she’s learned that healing begins not with fixing, but with showing up, staying present and helping a child feel wanted.

Good Shepherd Board Profile: Dr. Anthony Guarino

Dr. Anthony Guarino is a board-certified interventional pain management physician with more than 25 years of experience helping patients restore function and improve their quality of life. Living in the St. Louis region but working in central IL, he maintains an active clinical practice and is known for his expertise […]

Hope Grows When Someone Steps Up: A Journey into Treatment Foster Care

Stephanie is a mother of three grown biological children, an IT professional and a rural Missourian. But for the girls she’s fostered through Catholic Charities Children and Family Support service line ministry Good Shepherd, Stephanie is much more: a steady presence. A safe place. The woman she herself needed as a child.