Elizabeth Lupo moved to Georgia from Michigan in 2017 to join the FaithBridge Foster Family Consultant team and hasn't looked back. She came equipped with a Master's in Social Work with a focus in Child, Youth, and Family Welfare. As part of her Master's she completed a year-long practicum in a school setting and worked as a school social worker. "My favorite part about my job is having the privilege of seeing God work in and through people to change lives," says Elizabeth. "It is beyond inspiring to witness foster parents stretch themselves to surrender to God's call to love the children placed in their…
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In March 2019, Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner at the Children’s Bureau and Acting Commissioner for the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, traveled from Washington, D.C. to visit with us. During his time…
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Gabby Brumfield celebrated her one year anniversary as a Foster Family Consultant at FaithBridge this past December. Before her time here, she spent more than two years working with foster children and…
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Haley did not know why God impressed upon her heart to support her pregnant aunt. She did not understand why her aunt shut her out when she first extended her hand to…
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Meet the Schoomakers. When the Schoomakers heard that little Carson* was going home, they started the process of transitioning as they had done several times before. Carson was going to be placed…
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Baby Cal became the next innocent child of the opioid epidemic to enter the foster care system when his 16-year-old sister called DFCS to report her father’s drug addiction. His father, Tom,…
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Sherry Ratcliff has worked in social services for many years but always felt limited since she couldn’t speak freely to families about Jesus. God brought her to FaithBridge in February 2018…
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FaithBridge believes that communities make us stronger. As a result, we work with churches to create Communities of Care® within their congregations so that everyone can partner together to support children in…
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Matthew Carter joined the FaithBridge Foster Care staff in May 2018 as the Director of Church Engagement. In his role, he develops long-term relationships with local churches and acts as the liaison…
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Foster care and adoption have always been part of Derek and Tori Jones' lives. Tori’s parents adopted a daughter from the Ukraine and worked in the foster care system in Tennessee. Derek…
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Krista Wolf has wanted to help orphans since she was a little girl herself. What she didn't realize then, was that she didn't have to go overseas to do it. She has…
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