Faith To Action's Podcast
Episodes
17 episodes
Caring for Orphans: Surprising Reflections from Adoptive Families
Scripture clearly calls us to care for the orphan, but beyond adoption and orphanages what might that look like in our everyday lives? Join us for a powerful conversation that explores how Christians today can best serve the orphan. ...
Adoption
This podcast addresses the key elements of a successful adoption program, how to recruit adoptive families, post-adoption support, and some of the biggest challenges.Featuring Kristi Gleason (Vice President of Refugee and Immigran...
Foster Care
This podcast addresses the key elements of a successful foster care program, how to recruit foster families, and some of the biggest challenges. Featuring Tara and Jorge Garcia (co-Founders, Identity Mission) [Date: May 25, 2...
Key Elements of Child Centered Case Management
This podcast shares the key elements of child centered case management including the necessary skills roles, skills, and tools to ensure best practices are being implemented. Featuring Kelley Bunkers (Senior Associate, Maestr...
Supporting Careleavers
This podcast provides insight about why many care leavers struggle after leaving care, the best services to offer care leavers, and resources to help those supporting care leavers. Featuring Peter Kamau (Founding Partner, Chi...
Key Concepts of Transitioning to Family Care
This podcast provides helpful information for organizations transitioning children’s care away from residential care to care within families and provides an overview of the key concepts and steps that are important to a successful transition pr...
Lessons Learned when Transitioning to Family Care
This podcast reflects on a transition to family care experience and lessons learned on an organizational and community-based level. Featuring Randy Daniels (Vice President Government Relations & Business Development, Buck...
Securing Appropriate Placements for Children
This podcast highlights practical examples of gatekeeping from faith-based organizations in Southeast Asia and Lesotho who promote positive family placements for children leaving residential care. Featuring Rebecca Nhep (Join...
Effective Gatekeeping Practices
This podcast breaks down the steps needed in effective gatekeeping to ensure appropriate family placements. She also highlights findings from the Better Care Network’s publication – Making Decisions for the Better Care of Children – which descr...
Successful Reintegration of Children with their Families - Part 1
This podcast provides a thorough overview of the cross-cutting principles for successful reintegration, and what needs to be in place for healthy reunification of children with their families. Featuring Emily DeLap, (Head of ...
Successful Reintegration of Children with their Families - Part 2
This podcast reveals excellent insights from the new Guidelines on Children’s Reintegration, and shares encouraging stories and concrete examples of reintegration from several regions of the world. Featuring Emily DeLap, (Hea...
Reintegration of Older Youth
This podcast shares insights from firsthand experience engaging with older youth who are separated from their families to secure their healthy reunification. It also provides guidelines for engaging youth in the process, essential follow-up ser...
Strengthening Families through Livelihood Support
This podcast discusses key strategies for expanding the capacity of families to care for orphans and vulnerable children through livelihood support. It explains the importance of family-strengthening, and shares stories and examples of how live...
Strengthening Families through Parent Support Services
This podcast discusses key strategies for expanding the capacity of families to care for orphans and vulnerable children through daycare support, emotional and spiritual support, and/or parental training that eases the burdens of caregivers.&nb...
Key Strategies for Strengthening Families
This podcast introduces the importance of family-strengthening strategies including: livelihood support, daycare support, emotional and spiritual support, and parental training that eases the burdens of caregivers. Featuring Kerr...