by beanstalk | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog, family services, foster care, Parenting
Family means something different for just about everyone. Ideally, family means the people who love and care for you; those you see everyday, parents, grandparents or siblings. What happens when that ideal shifts or breaks apart? At LFCS, we work to make sure that...
by beanstalk | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Counseling, family services, foster care, mental health services, Parenting
Being a kid seems easy enough, but sometimes childhood is littered with challenges that no child should have to face. At LFCS, we want every Missouri child to experience the innocence of childhood feeling safe and loved. Joel’s history teacher was concerned. In recent...
by beanstalk | Jun 25, 2018 | Blog
Kim is 20 years old and full of promise for her future. You would never know her years of struggle and heartbreak at first glance. She entered foster care for the first time as a baby, after her mom lost custody of her and her brothers. Kim’s father eventually became...
by beanstalk | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog, Counseling, family services, Parenting
Fatherhood is traditionally summarized as providing for and protecting your children, but can dads be more than that? At LFCS, we see men taking very active roles in the upbringing of children and it’s inspiring. These men are biological dads, adoptive dads,...
by beanstalk | May 7, 2018 | Adoption, Blog, family services, foster care, mental health services, Parenting, pregnancy services
Motherhood comes in many forms. At LFCS, we make every effort to serve women in their role as mothers – biological moms, adoptive moms, foster moms, grandmothers, and other women who are raising the youngest generation. Creating, sharing and improving motherhood...
