Stephanie Vinson, Good Shepherd’s (GS) Foster Family Recruiter, is passionate about finding new families who have the love, patience, and commitment to open their hearts and homes to children who need them. There are about 13,000 children in foster care state-wide and not nearly enough foster families. The biggest issue […]
Children enter foster care for many different reasons, and when they do, Good Shepherd Children & Family Services is there to support both the child and the family who welcomes them. We also rely on dedicated volunteers to want to make a positive difference in the life of a foster […]
Tell me a little bit of your family’s story of adopting your two sons. Good Shepherd facilitated two adoptions for our family. The first came several months after we finished submitting all our adoption paperwork to our Good Shepherd adoption specialist. For our oldest child, we were considered and connected […]
Is this a thought you’ve had? “I can’t consider adoption – that feels like abandonment, like giving my baby away.” Finding yourself in an unplanned pregnancy can feel very out of control. Without accurate information on what adoption looks like today, the option of adoption can feel scary […]
