Episode 181: Intentionally Serving the Foster Care Community (w/ Candace Franklin)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Since May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, I will be bringing you stories every week from the different perspectives of the foster care community – agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable adults, and children.
To kick off our episodes for this month, today I’m sharing my conversation with Candace Franklin, who is not only a Social Worker Supervisor, but also a foster parent and advocate for the foster care community.
In this episode, Candace reminds us that there is a place for you to step into this community, and shares what her life as a worker is like, how challenges with infertility have influenced her journey, and the joy she gets to see when reunification is possible.
I hope this episode is a support to you this week!
(Starting today, applications are open for YOU to become a TFI Advocate, bridging the gap between foster care agencies and churches right in your local community. Learn more and apply here!)
Show Notes: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/candace-franklin-181/
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is brought to you by Samaritan Ministries, a community of Christians who care for one another spiritually and financially when a medical need arises. It's biblical, affordable health care sharing. Learn more at samaritan ministries.org slash the Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:17.4 | Sharing the stories of the foster care community, this is The Forgotten podcast. |
| 0:22.5 | You know, they may never want to see you again, but you have planted that small seed of consistency, of hope, of attention, and love that some children may have never experienced before. |
| 0:41.0 | Hello. that some children may have never experienced before. Hello and welcome back to the Forgotten Podcast. |
| 0:44.9 | I'm your host, Jamie Cabe, and I am very excited to have you with me here today. |
| 0:50.9 | May is National Foster Care Month, so every week this month, we will be highlighting stories from |
| 0:56.7 | each perspective of the foster care community. That's agency workers, foster parents, vulnerable |
| 1:03.0 | adults, and children. Every member of the foster care community matters, and everyone has a story |
| 1:10.3 | to tell. |
| 1:11.6 | Here at TFI, we equip churches across the country to make the foster care community known. |
| 1:18.6 | One of the main ways we do this is by helping you launch and lead a thriving foster care ministry right where you live. |
| 1:26.6 | These ministries connect churches and agencies |
| 1:29.6 | so that the church can help meet physical, relational, and spiritual needs in the foster care |
| 1:35.5 | community. And the foster care community can give perspective and opportunities to serve to the church. |
| 1:49.7 | We need each other. And I would love for you to join us on this mission. |
| 1:56.1 | Right now, during the month of May, applications to become a TFI advocate are open. |
| 2:02.4 | Now, this only happens twice a year, and there are only a few spots available. |
| 2:10.3 | So if you want to encourage your local foster care agencies and help churches become more aware of foster care, then you should apply. |
| 2:16.0 | It's completely free, and we are here to help you every step of the way. |
| 2:19.9 | Now, until June 1st, you can learn more and apply at tfiadvocate.org. We can't wait to meet you. If you enjoy this podcast, please be sure to leave a |
| 2:27.4 | review, subscribe, and share it with a friend. Thank you again for joining me, and let's now go to |
| 2:34.0 | today's episode. |
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