June is not only PRIDE month but also Reunification Month. This month follows Foster Care Awareness month (May) and Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month (April).
The Family Connection Program that Holly and Christie talk about is an outreach program of TCG that has grown now statewide. This program provides support, advocacy, and supervision during parent-child visits for families who are working towards reunification with their children in the foster care system. This program focuses on working with families who have entered the system due to poverty-related stressors. You can learn more here: familyconnectionvisits.com
Below is a list of some of our recommended resources:
1. The Invisible Child- Andrea Elliott
2. To the End of June - Chris Beam
3. Stranger Care - Sarah Sentilles
4. Labeled: Ward of the State- Kenisha E. Anthony
5. Three Little Words- Ashley Roades
6. Shattered Bonds- Dorothy Roberts
7. Another Place at the Table- Kathy Harrison
8. Abusive Policies- Mical Raz
9. Ward of the State- Karlos Dillard
*Karlos also released a podcast featuring the stories of adults who experienced foster care. You can listen to this powerful podcast here.
Holly shared a poem she wrote called "How do you say goodbye?"
You can read that here.
Thanks for listening :) We are gathering next week for a second conversation around how faith communities can champion reunification.
We hope you are able to find a safe, supportive community in your deconstructing because "no one deserves to deconstruct alone" as we mentioned during week 17. Our Flipped Table Theology Facebook group may be a starting place for you and we encourage anyone who is deconstructing or processing religious trauma to join.
The Flipped Table Theology Podcast is a production of The Flipped Table Collective. You can explore all of the resources, classes, events, and trainings that the Flipped Table Collective has to offer at www.flippedtablecollective.com.
June is not only PRIDE month but also Reunification Month. This month follows Foster Care Awareness month (May) and Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month (April).
The Family Connection Program that Holly and Christie talk about is an outreach program of TCG that has grown now statewide. This program provides support, advocacy, and supervision during parent-child visits for families who are working towards reunification with their children in the foster care system. This program focuses on working with families who have entered the system due to poverty-related stressors. You can learn more here: familyconnectionvisits.com
Below is a list of some of our recommended resources:
1. The Invisible Child- Andrea Elliott
2. To the End of June - Chris Beam
3. Stranger Care - Sarah Sentilles
4. Labeled: Ward of the State- Kenisha E. Anthony
5. Three Little Words- Ashley Roades
6. Shattered Bonds- Dorothy Roberts
7. Another Place at the Table- Kathy Harrison
8. Abusive Policies- Mical Raz
9. Ward of the State- Karlos Dillard
*Karlos also released a podcast featuring the stories of adults who experienced foster care. You can listen to this powerful podcast here.
Holly shared a poem she wrote called "How do you say goodbye?"
You can read that here.
Thanks for listening :) We are gathering next week for a second conversation around how faith communities can champion reunification.
We hope you are able to find a safe, supportive community in your deconstructing because "no one deserves to deconstruct alone" as we mentioned during week 17. Our Flipped Table Theology Facebook group may be a starting place for you and we encourage anyone who is deconstructing or processing religious trauma to join.
The Flipped Table Theology Podcast is a production of The Flipped Table Collective. You can explore all of the resources, classes, events, and trainings that the Flipped Table Collective has to offer at www.flippedtablecollective.com.