Season 2 premiere: Dr. John DeGarmo - on premature reunification

Social Worker Norman

On today’s episode, I’ll be chatting with Superman himself, Kayden’s former social worker, who is my personal hero and is the entire reason I’m still going as a foster parent, Norman! We’re going to keep his last name and any details of cases private, but today, we’ll discuss what it’s like to be a social worker, how we as foster parents and a community can help encourage our social workers, and more! Update: Norman sadly passed away in 2023.  My book, Called to Foster?  An Honest Guide to Getting Started is dedicated to him.

Robert P.K. Mooney

This week Robert P.K. Mooney, a former foster youth turned success, addresses how to overcome the odds for youth who age of foster care! His incredible book, A Foster Kid’s Road to Success is available at  https://amzn.to/4f1qdvm [https://amzn.to/4f1qdvm]

Adoption through Wendy’s Wonderful Kids

Rita Soronen returns from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, along with a panel of recruiters from their Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program to learn more about how their signature adoption program works. Rita and Jen will be joined by: Shantell Lewis -a Wendy’s wonderful kids adoption recruiter from New York City. Tasha Rihm- a Wendy’s wonderful kids adoption recruiter from Indianapolis. And Chelsey Winegar -Wendy’s wonderful kids supervisor overseeing recruiters in Utah.

Jason Johnson

On today’s podcast, we talk to Jason Johnson, author of ReFraming Foster Care [https://jasonjohnsonblog.com/reframing-foster-care] (for families and support groups), Everyone Can Do Something [https://jasonjohnsonblog.com/everyonecandosomething] (for church and ministry leaders), ALL IN Orphan Care [https://jasonjohnsonblog.com/allin] (small group based study for those considering), Effectively Engaging Churches [https://jasonjohnsonblog.com/engagingchurches] (for organizational leaders and advocates) and regularly blogs at Jason Johnson | Blog [http://www.jasonjohnsonblog.com/]. Find Jason on Instagram @JasonJohnson

Rebekah Weigel, Care Portal

Care Portal Director, Film Producer, and foster and adoptive mom, Rebekah Weigel comes on to chat about how we can all rise up to meet the needs of our community and children in foster care. Plus, a brief introduction about Olive Crest’s Safe Families Program. CarePortal.org [http://CarePortal.org]