Foster Care
A Life-Affirming Approach to Being Pro-Life
From our founding we have been part of the pro-life cause as we bear strong convictions that EVERY person is an image bearer of God, our Creator, and that each person is a person at the moment of conception. This conviction that…
Resources For Babysitters and Childcare Workers
As a foster or adoptive parent, it is important for you to seek childcare for your children where the workers understand and can provide at least a very base level
Resources For Friends and Family
Is someone you love a foster or adoptive parent… or perhaps he or she is planning to be? Do you feel overwhelmed by the prospect of caring for that individual
Foster Care: The Call of the Church
Leland Brown, Foster Parent C.S. Lewis once famously said that in his conversion he was basically dragged kicking and screaming into heaven, looking everywhere for a way out, and
Supporting Adoptive and Foster Families Through the Church
When God’s people respond to His command to care for vulnerable children, our churches become an important part of the lives of parents, children, and siblings who are in the
Love Like the Father
“I told them that I want to be an advocate for their son first and foremost and also an advocate for them and their other children.” The meetings continued to occur about every two weeks, where they could discuss their goals and…
Frequently Asked Questions about Counseling
At Lifeline, we know that families struggle post placement, and we expect challenges to arise as part of the journey. We desire to be a safe place where they can seek help from those struggles. Throughout the following frequently asked questions, we…
Playing to Connect and Heal
When I ask families how they are adjusting at home with their new child, they will often state, almost as an apology, “All we do is play; we are just
Fighting for Family
As Mother’s Day approaches us, we at Lifeline love to celebrate the strength of mothers who fight for their families and love courageously. Allison is one such mom. She is
Expanding Foster Care Impact
Only 19%…—a percentage that often communicates a profound lack of success, and, in this case, a profound need. In 2016, Lifeline’s foster care ministry recognized the need for more qualified