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When Your Tricycle is Upside Down: Expecting Others to Do Things We Were Created to Do
When our twin daughters were about 4 years old, I walked into our living room and noticed that they were both sitting next to their tricycle that was upside down...
Congressional Briefing on Family Support and Reunification
CAFO’s focus isn’t on government, but we believe that well-considered, well-implemented policies can make a profound difference for vulnerable youth. So we’re always glad to work with government leaders –...
Happy Independence Day! Or is it?
Throughout their young lives, we prepare our children for independence. From a young age, we teach them to be careful around strangers, look both ways before crossing the street, and...
Finding Your Something in Foster Care
My brother-in-law and I live in the same town. Attend the same church. Eat at the same restaurants. Play on the same softball team, hang out at the same family...
Seven Vital Gift Habits: What Can We Do To Grow Down?
A central theme of CAFO2016 was growing down before upward. (See the talk, “Growing Down.”) It's fair to ask, why would this matter for people already so committed to justice...
Three Reasons You Might Be Having Trouble Engaging Churches in Foster Care
One of the most common comments I’ve heard over the years from people trying to get their church or other churches engaged in foster care is that a certain church...