Fostering in Faith: Ke’Honesty
March 2023 · Fostering in Faith, Ministry News
Smart and creative, 8-year-old Ke’Honesty loves to draw and craft – and she’s really good. She’s also fond of dancing and music, particularly songs from the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Smart and creative, 8-year-old Ke’Honesty loves to draw and craft – and she’s really good. She’s also fond of dancing and music, particularly songs from the ‘80s and ‘90s.
Lubbock, Texas – February 13, 2023 – Saint Francis Ministries will host a grand opening and dedication of its new residential treatment facility on March 3 in the former Buckner Children and Families Services’ FYI Center, at 125 Chicago Avenue. The new facility will provide clinical psychiatric care in a small group setting to children and youth in out-of-home care.
The Emporia Chamber of Commerce honored Saint Francis’ own Missy Floyd last Friday with its “Volunteer of the Year” award during the organization’s 125th annual meeting.
Siblings Douglass, 9, and Jaycee, 6, are a dynamic duo who hope to remain together “no matter what.”
The Outreach Committee of St. James Episcopal Church takes its work seriously. Rather than simply writing a check to an organization, the 16 members choose to go all in, first by educating themselves about real needs within their Wichita community and then drafting a plan of action that will produce the most benefit.
No doubt about it, our frontline workers make everything we do at Saint Francis possible. Yet, they would probably be the first to admit that they can’t do it alone. Without the collaboration, cooperation, and passion of our foster, kinship, and adoptive parents, Saint Francis would find providing for the healing and hope of children and family much more difficult.
What does Christmas mean to you? For many of us, it’s about family … and home. After all, that’s what Christmas is really about, isn’t it? A child, a family, a safe place to lay our heads?
Maria Brady used to suffer from insomnia. Whether from relief or fatigue, she has little difficulty falling asleep now. On November 9, she and her husband, Scott, finalized the adoptions of her two biological grandchildren and their half-sister, ending a four-year odyssey through the foster care and court systems.
Energetic and funny, 10-year-old Ian enjoys swimming, playing video games, watching movies, and spending time outdoors. Since he’s so active, Ian also likes to burn energy by participating in athletic activities like football.
Salina, Kansas – November 21, 2022 – Saint Francis Ministries has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas to help expand the nonprofit’s Family Centered Treatment® in-home prevention services to families living in the southwest part of the state.