Episode 282: How to Serve When Your Home is Full (w/ Hanna Thrower)
The Forgotten Podcast
The Forgotten Initiative
4.9 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
What should I do if I have a heart for the foster care community, but I can’t open my home to foster right now?
We hear this question often. Sometimes it comes from individuals who have fostered before and are simply in a season where they need to pause. Other times we hear it from people who don’t feel called to foster, but still have a deep passion to support vulnerable children and families. No matter which group you fall into, there are so many meaningful roles you can step into to make a difference.
Today, we want to highlight one such role—and a foster parent who stepped into this role when her home was at capacity.
We’re honored to introduce you to one of our TFI Advocates, Hanna Thrower. Hanna is a dedicated TFI Advocate serving Butler County, Alabama. Her heart for foster care began at a young age, and since then Hanna and her husband, Caleb, have fostered over 20 children, welcomed one adopted child into their family, and are raising three biological children.
In this episode, Hanna shares about her foster care journey, how she got started as an Advocate and earned the trust of her local agency, advice she would give someone considering the role of a TFI Advocate, and much more.
Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/hanna-thrower-282/
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| 0:00.0 | I knew in my heart that one day our home would reach its capacity and that we'd need another way to express God's love and and our growing passion for foster care. |
| 0:20.8 | Hey, it's Jamie Cabe. |
| 0:22.8 | Welcome to the Forgotten Podcast, |
| 0:24.9 | where we are highlighting the stories of the people of foster care. |
| 0:29.0 | We want to bring you hope and encouragement in your journey |
| 0:32.3 | and help you support the foster care community where you live. |
| 0:36.3 | This podcast is a resource of the Forgotten Initiative. |
| 0:40.1 | Learn more about our work across America and how you can get involved by visiting |
| 0:44.8 | theforgotteninitiative.org. |
| 0:47.2 | And please consider joining with us on mission with a gift of any amount. |
| 0:52.9 | You can do this by texting the word forgotten to 4-4-3-2-1. |
| 0:58.6 | Okay, it's time. Let's do this. |
| 1:17.2 | Today I am so happy to have my friend Hannah Thrower here on the podcast with us. |
| 1:22.1 | Hannah is a dedicated TFI advocate serving Butler County, Alabama. |
| 1:28.2 | Hannah's heart for foster care began at a young age, and since then, she and her husband, husband Caleb have fostered over 20 children, welcomed one adopted child, and are raising three biological children. |
| 1:34.4 | When their home reached capacity, Hannah still wanted to continue serving the foster care |
| 1:39.8 | community, and that's when she stepped into advocacy. She became a trusted guide for local churches |
| 1:45.2 | and a bridge between agency workers and the church. And through her TFI ministry, Hannah helps |
| 1:51.5 | churches faithfully support their local foster care agencies. She encourages overwhelmed social workers |
| 1:57.4 | and demonstrates Christ's redemptive love in practical ways. And today we're going to |
| 2:02.4 | hear her story, the heart behind her advocacy, and how she's continuing to make a difference, |
| 2:08.5 | even along after her home reached its capacity for bringing children in. So Hannah, welcome, |
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