Mike sat down with Pastor Jennifer Lord of Restoration Church and Dr. Michael Rauso from DCFS. We coached Restoration several years ago, and their investment has been inspiring. They went from no involvement to one of Santa Clarita’s go-to churches to care for Transition Age Youth. You can watch several snippets of our conversation on … Continued
Hi friends,I’m really excited to share with you all about how well the new Family Stress Support program is going. We expanded this program to the San Fernando Valley earlier this year, after piloting it in Santa Clarita. In the Santa Clarita DCFS office, social workers went from an average caseload of 22 clients to … Continued
Hello Family Table Champions! It’s been a quiet winter around here, but there are a lot of great things happening, as well as some potential transitions. Thank you for all you do to make this ministry possible. Children in the foster care system are being loved and cared for, social workers and child welfare professionals … Continued
Hello Family Table Champions! With Spring already here, it’s time for another Family Table Update, and there’s a lot to share! What We Do: The Family Table connects and collaborates with the very people who have the greatest power to reverse the foster care crisis : child welfare agencies, churches, and families. How We Do It: … Continued
Suitcases > Trash Bags Have you ever wondered what happens when a child is removed from their home, or moves from one foster home to another? Most children are given two trash bags and the same number of minutes to decide what they will keep and bring with them, and what they will never see … Continued
In 2013, my kids were little, and (unbeknownst to me) we were getting close to the end of family worship as it looked back then. I was developing the ability to ask good, age-appropriate questions, and found that I had a knack for finding or creating great crafts to keep the kids engaged. My wife … Continued
Family Table Champions, Thank You for your continued support! Because of you, we are able to serve children in the foster care system, assist the social workers and agencies who engage their families, and recruit churches to become involved in this needed community work. * We continue to coach, train, and resource local churches. Each church we serve represents dozens of individuals being … Continued
We believe it is critically important that parents who are preparing to adopt or foster a child must be honest and realistic about the journey and the challenges that lie ahead. Just as Jesus in Luke 14 challenged those who would follow him to ‘count the cost,’ so too parents who respond to God’s call … Continued
Prayer is how we engage the heart of God, request the presence of God, and plead for the Spirit of God to help in our weaknesses. There is nothing more powerful than seeing God do what only He can do as we ask Him to intercede on behalf of those who cannot do so theselves. … Continued
Each year, there is a segment of the population that remain in some kind of a relationship with their biological mother and take the time to celebrate that relationship. At the same time, there is a growing number of people for whom this holiday is, and will forever be, tainted. Whether it was the untimely … Continued
