Embracing Grief & Joy
The Holidays are a time of great joy and excitement but they can also be a reminder of the people and things we've lost. Here is a...
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Tiffany Loeffler
- Dec 1, 2020
- 5 min
Stories of Adoption
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, we're highlighting beautiful stories of people brought together through adoption. We all...
Tiffany Loeffler
- Nov 1, 2020
- 5 min
Taming Technology in a Screen Dominated World
Technology allows extended family members to connect, students to attend class from home and work teams to keep projects moving forward...
Heidi White | DTCRA Team
- Oct 1, 2020
- 4 min
Stories of Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back or recover from difficulty situations. We know that the times we're living in require more hope...
Heidi White | DTCRA Team
- Sep 1, 2020
- 5 min
The Inside Story on Mental Health
Since our world has been a bit crazy lately, our focus for this month is on mental health. Here are some valuable observations and...
Heidi White, DTCRA
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
Connected Families
Meet Defending the Cause board member Sandy Runner! Sandy and her husband Micah have been married for 20 years and have 3 children. From...
Heidi White, DTCRA
- Jul 1, 2020
- 4 min
Sacramento Foster Care Community
Meet Nicole - Nicole's journey to becoming a difference maker began when she witnessed an injustice a family member endured with the...
Emily Kaiser (DTCRA Regional Leader | Koinonia
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
Still Saying "Yes"
In March 2019, Susan and Mitchell Patterson* became approved as resource parents. The couple didn't have any children and their hope was...
Heidi White (DTCRA Church Relations Director)
- Mar 3, 2020
- 4 min
Faith - One Step at a Time
Talking with Owen was like a breath of fresh air. Her eyes radiated love, her joy was evident and unhindered. As I listened to her...
Jodi Mottashed (ASPIRE Kids Director)
- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
A Different Kind of Hope
Bryce, a sweet 9 year-old boy who was recently placed in foster care, just moved to a new area with his foster mom and her family. Being...
Cary Wilcox (Sierra Pregnancy+Support Director)
- Feb 1, 2020
- 3 min
Hope Starts Here
When Sarah* saw the two lines on the pregnancy test, she felt ill. During the 4 months she had lived with her boyfriend, they had not...
Shelly Bokman (Blossom Place Director
- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
The Beauty of Community Partnership
Blossom Place first opened it's doors to young women aging out of the foster care system who are in need of housing, support and...