Foster Families Archives - Wellroot Family Services

adoption, advocacy, Child Welfare Reform, foster care, Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, In the News, Kinship Care, News, Our Stories July 12, 2019

Wellroot Family Services Receives State of Hope Grant

Wellroot is one of a select group of local family-support programs from across Georgia who were chosen to participate in the state child-welfare agency’s State of Hope initiative. FOR

advocacy, foster care, Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, Our Stories July 9, 2019

7 Key Reasons Why You Should Become a Foster Parent

In the United States, there are over 442,000 children in foster care. Children placed in a foster home are there because of some kind of maltreatment in their home. Since

adoption, Child Welfare Reform, foster care, Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, Kinship Care, Our Stories June 10, 2019

Kinship Care: An Overview

Today, there are over 400,000 children in the foster care system in the United States. These numbers are a shocking reality for thousands of families in America. 14,000 of the children in

foster care, Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, Our Stories April 18, 2019

The Beauty of Uncertainty – The Crosses’ Story

“When kids are loved and cared for, it’s amazing how much they can thrive.” In January 2018, Kelsie and Luke Cross were in the midst of a relatively routine Friday

FAMILY, foster care, Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, Our Stories, Signposts February 14, 2019

The Higher the Risk, the Greater the Reward — The Hardy Family’s Story

“Everything that was hard had a benefit on the other side. Everything that was difficult, painful, challenging or emotionally draining was worth the positive result.” – Michelle Hardy If you

Foster Families, Georgia Foster Care, Our Stories June 15, 2018

The Link Family – Building Relationships Beyond A Placement

Kathleen & Edwin Link and their two children opened their home to children in the foster care system in February 2018. They decided to foster after Kathleen read a book,

Foster Families, Our Stories May 25, 2018

Learning to be Faithful – The Rogers Family

One of the perks of being a teacher is summer break. I jokingly tell people it’s what keeps all the teachers out of prison. A couple of months to recuperate

Foster Families, Our Stories May 9, 2018

This Story Is Not Told

This story is not told. This story is just left on the shelf. You hear all the stories about the foster care system, about the children in foster care, foster

Foster Families, Our Stories May 3, 2018

The Mraz Family – One Sunday Changed Everything

When Chuck and Marilyn Mraz attended church one Sunday, little did they know that their life and the lives of 38 children would be forever changed. In 2014 a representative