Category Archives: How to Help
Beautiful Girl You Can Do Hard Things
-+*As a mom my heart breaks when my kids are experiencing difficult things and I tend to want to shield them from the pain. Sometimes I wish I could keep them in a little protective bubble away from the hard stuff of Read More →
Complex Needs Require a Complex Solution
-+*When OneHope27 began there was an average of 200,000 kids in foster care across the country. Today there are more than 437,000 (growhope.net) and the numbers continue to climb in large part due to the heroin epidemic. From 2006 to 2016, there Read More →
A Message From Our Exectutive Director
-+*I want to thank you for faithfully partnering with us as we have worked to bring hope to kids and families involved in foster care over the past four years. With your help, we have recruited and supported more than 100 foster Read More →
I Know Her Story
-+*The other day I met a sweet lady at the gas station. As I exited my car preparing to pump gas she came up asking if I had any spare change. I gladly handed her the small amount of cash I had and Read More →
Making a Difference During National Foster Care Month
-+*As we wrap up the month of May which is National Foster Care Month observed we reflect once again on our mission to bring hope to kids and families involved in foster care. The Job Readiness Fair that we host for foster youth Read More →
Second Annual Job Readiness Fair
-+*OneHope27 will host our second annual Job Readiness Fair during National Foster Care Month on May 5th. This event is a time of connection and training for youth in foster care in the greater Milwaukee. During the event, we will prepare attendees Read More →
Are Congratulations in Order?
-+*Just when we thought we were done engaging in foster care as foster parents, a family we are already connected with needed some help and we needed to be there for them. Now after just potty training our 3-year-old and getting him Read More →
Job Readiness Fair for Youth in Foster Care
-+*When a child spends time in foster care without the opportunity to return home or be adopted before adulthood they “age out “of foster care. Sometimes these children who grow up in a system not a family enter the world Ill equipped Read More →
Meeting the Needs of Children in Foster Care
-+*I want to tell you a story about Emily. Emily is a 3 year-old girl who witnessed some pretty scary things and was unable to stay in her home for a time due to safety issues. A couple adults she had never Read More →