❔ How long have you been fostering? We received our license in November of 2018 and took in our first set of siblings in February of 2019. We still are blessed to have them with us and hope to adopt them by the end of the year. ❔ Why did you begin fostering? I have...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Seawright Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? Our family has been fostering for about 10 months. ❔ Why did you begin fostering? Thanks to a few good friends who have provided a wonderful and honest example of what it looks like to be dedicated advocates for foster children we...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Larson Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? We have been fostering for about a year now. ❔ Why did you begin fostering? Fostering has a special place in our hearts, because we each have a sibling that joined our family through fostering. We both knew how positive fostering...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Kinzinger Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? We "unexpectedly" became foster parents again about 15 months ago. 🙂 ❔ Why did you begin fostering? We originally set out to SUPPORT foster families through Restore Network, because we saw the great need through our own daughter's...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Whitten Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? We got licensed in the fall (2019) and received our first placement a few weeks later. ❔ Why did you begin fostering? We began fostering because we saw the need. We started seriously praying and stayed there for 2 years. Praying,...
Ours to Give Away
by Jess, Restore Network Foster Mom How do we build relationships with our foster children's biologically family? I think it starts with our hearts. We can’t truly love someone and be for someone if we only see them for their mistakes, or if we put ourselves on a tier...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Matthews Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? We actually got the call for our very first placement 10 years ago yesterday! We took a break from 2013-2019 and began again in December of 2019. ❔ Why did you begin fostering? At the very beginning, we wanted to foster because we...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The Elmore Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? 8 months ❔ Why did you begin fostering? Fostering had been on our hearts for a very long time. Rachael began volunteering for Restore Network thinking that was the niche we were supposed to be in, but after several years, we...
Front Porch Hangouts with Foster Parents | The White Family
❔ How long have you been fostering? 7 months ❔ Why did you begin fostering? We started about 4 years ago, to go on a journey to adopt after we felt a strong call to help children. We had initially ruled out fostering thinking it would be too hard, but after challenges...
Beauty Ahead
by Jess, Restore Network Foster Mom If you would have asked me my favorite thing about being a foster parent a few months ago, I might have laughed in your face. The months leading up to M's return home were incredibly hard... for a multitude of reasons. You see the...