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...
by beanstalk | Apr 30, 2018 | Blog, Parenting, pregnancy services
Three years ago, as a senior in high school, Jessica was devastated to learn that she was pregnant. She had grown up in poverty and spent time in foster care. She never received the kind of support a loving family would have provided. Jessica was scared to become a...
by beanstalk | Apr 23, 2018 | Adoption, Blog, foster care, Parenting
Bentley was just four-months old when he was brought into the care of LFCS. After his birth parents shook and suffocated him to near death, he spent three weeks in the ICU recovering. The abuse left Bentley blind and with a feeding tube. That was just the beginning of...
