by Rebecca Rudy | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
At Family Hope Coalition, we are convinced that one of the ways we can best support children who have experienced foster care or adoption is to become a trauma-competent caregiver. Whether you are a parent, teacher, ministry worker, or family friend, learning about...
by Kimberly Beckler | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Gaze: to look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought. On the day my foster daughter turned one, a biological family member gave me what might be one of the best presents I’ve had in a while: A picture of my foster daughter on the day she...
by Rebecca Rudy | Feb 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
“And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. And they received from Moses all the contribution that the people of Israel had brought for doing the work...
by Rebecca Rudy | Sep 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
New Season I love autumn. I love the back-to-school, start of something new, productive energy of the season. By this time, I’m craving structure and some predictability to the schedule that fall naturally brings. There is a sense in the literal air that change is...
by Rebecca Rudy | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Our local kids have a big need right now. Many local agencies don’t have enough licensed foster parents to take in the children in their care. Kids are sleeping in offices or hotel rooms with their workers. Siblings are being separated. Delaware is seeing 38% more...
by Steve Hedrick | Feb 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
We are happy to share with you that Mid-Atlantic Orphan Care Coalition is now Family Hope Coalition. We are working together to bring hope to vulnerable children by strengthening their families. Those of us at Orphan Care Coalition have been thinking about a new name...