FIRST OF ITS KIND STUDY IDENTIFIES SAFE CHILD WELFARE PROVIDERS
Foster care is supposed help children stay safe, overcome trauma, and grow up to create successful lives for themselves. And there are...
LIA reduces child abuse, human trafficking, substance abuse, homelessness, and other societal ills through public/private, faith-based collective impact
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WHAT WE MUST DO FOR CHILDREN, WE MUST DO SOON
by Calvin R. “Cal” Towler, MA, LMFT During our country’s withering stay-at-home masked season, I’ve been thinking about children who...
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Domestic Violence CAN Be Prevented
Here's how The answer comes from the February Love is Action presenter, Danielle Armitage. Danielle has worked for a domestic violence...
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HERE are the top 10 ways to put your love into action
It's so easy to be loving when everyone around you is behaving well. Loving others becomes a challenge when they aren't behaving well,...
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GIVE LOVE FOR CHRISTMAS
Actions speak louder than words. So this year, instead of just saying the words, here's a way that you can literally give love!...
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10 Things To Do If You Suspect Domestic Violence
According to the U.S. Advisory Board Intimate Partner Violence Is more common than we would imagine. Domestic violence is the leading...
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US CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM IN CRISIS
Child neglect and abuse combined with unaccompanied children crossing the border stress an already strained system The US Department of...
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Why do foster parents quit?
Most foster families quit within the first five years of fostering. Many of those quit in the first year. When foster parents throw in...
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Have you ever been alone when you didn't want to be?
Were you alone at your graduation? What about the day you got the job you wanted? Or what about the day you lost your job, were you alone...
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What's wrong with foster care?
In one county of a western state, which will remain nameless here, there is an almost 100% turnover of foster parents annually. Can you...
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Our Place in Our Children’s Stories
One of the hardest parts of raising non-biological children is fitting into their narrative of their life. Humans are story-telling...
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Your Two Most Important Questions
If you don't yet know why you were born and what you're supposed to be doing with your life, this is for you. You were born to grow, and...
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Are you tired of crime and drugs destroying your community?
Then don't miss the opportunity to hear from Bob Woodson, Founder and CEO of Woodson Center and 1776 Unites about proven strategies for...
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So what is Love Is Action Community Initiative anyway?
The overarching mission of Love Is Action is to eradicate social isolation and the societal ills that emanate from it.
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Foster Kids Do Better In Christian Child Welfare
Many people have fond memories of days gone by, better days. Days of neighbors chatting over the fence while watering lawns, of the whole...
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You Want To Live Love Survive And Thrive, right?
Isn’t that what we all really want— to live life to the fullest, to love and be loved, to survive hard times, and to thrive using the...
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EQUIPPING THE COMMUNITY TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WHY: According to the U.S. Advisory Board Intimate Partner Violence Is more common than we would imagine. Domestic violence is the...
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EQUIPPING THE COMMUNITY TO FIGHT DEPRESSION
Why: The American Psychological Association reports that 12.7% is the percentage of the U.S. population over age 12 who took...
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The Love Is Action Community Initiative is a replication of Orange County California's Faith In
There are wonderful people involved in caring for foster kids within the government system of foster care, but despite that, the outcomes...