The foster care crisis remains a leading (if not the leading) crisis facing state governments and communities around the country. For this reason and because of the clear Scriptural commands to care for vulnerable children (Isaiah 1:17; James 1:27), foster care is a critical opportunity for churches and individual Christians to make a key difference in their zip codes. In this episode, we introduce Every Child, a new, innovative effort to mobilize communities to impact foster care. This effort, which launched in Oregon and Arkansas, is now coming to Indiana. Here are the nuts and bolts of this new effort and how church leaders and other committed Christians will be able to use it (once launched) to impact the foster care crisis.

Takkeem Morgan is a social entrepreneur dedicated to creating a better world for parents and families. As the founder of Mosaic ParentHub, he is committed to putting parents first and creating innovative solutions that restore dignity, promote healing, and help families thrive. As a Foster America Fellow, he is working with organized a broad coalition of public and private stakeholders to work together on a data-driven, scalable program that he created to improve the way child welfare agencies recruits, retains and supports foster parents. For his full story and bio, visit Takkeem’s website.

Key Takeaways:

• Takkeem’s remarkable story and experience in the foster care system.