Connection was the name of the game at our first Family Weekendā¦and boy were there a lot of games! Volleyball, flag football, board games, card games, silly games, competitive games, inside games, outside games ā all designed to help parents and kids connect with one another and with other foster/adoptive families. Thanks to The Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust and … Read More
National Adoption Month
Grateful for the Gilmores Before Teisha and Mike Gilmore became foster parents, they spent much time in prayer asking God to search their heartsā intent and provide perspective. They didnāt want to treat fostering like an adoption agency. Soon after, Teisha met someone whose own children were temporarily placed into foster care while she got back on her feet; this … Read More
Making Memories at TBRIĀ® Summer Camp
This summer, 30 kids participated in our 3rd annual Crossroads Connection Camp, our biggest trauma-informed summer camp yet! Each camper (ages 4-15) was paired 1:1 with a camp “buddy” to support them throughout the week. Parents gathered daily for a āLunch and Learnā to collaborate around TBRIĀ® techniques from camp to implement at home. Our teen-specific group provided opportunities for … Read More
Meet Sally Smith
Since 2021, Sally Smith has fostered five children, including a teenage girl named Amelia* who is currently in her care. Reflecting on the positive experience itās been, she was eager to shed light on societal misconceptions about fostering teenagers. She wants prospective parents to know they have a BIG opportunity to make a difference on teens in foster care. āTBRIĀ® … Read More
Meet the Careys
Amy Carey first felt called to foster care while working as a dietician in the NICU. After seeing babies abandoned and fighting for their lives, she wanted to fight for them, too. Amy prayed, āLord, if itās meant to be, please put foster care on Brandonās heart.ā Years later, while at church with their little boys, 1 and 2 at … Read More
TBRIĀ® Summer Update
Crossroads Connection Camp Last summer, Crossroads launched our first TBRIĀ® Connection Camp for foster/adoptive families. Thanks to the support of partners like First Baptist New Orleans and Volunteers for Youth Justice, we were able to host this camp again in June and it was a huge success! TBRIĀ® (Trust-Based Relational InterventionĀ®) is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to … Read More
Meet the Ruhls
Mason and Jacklyn Ruhl started volunteering with Crossroads seven years ago on their journey to find their fit in foster care. Years later, they decided to open up their home and have since welcomed five children into their home. The Ruhls are a faithful example of what it looks like to show up time and time again, and to humbly … Read More
Meet the DeValcourts
As they start their 4th year fostering, the DeValcourts have planted many seeds of connection with vulnerable children and have even caught glimpses of growth as the Lord heals hearts and minds of children from hard places. Kristie & Gary are currently fostering their 7th child, B, a sweet 2 year-old boy with cancer. Recently, they invited Bās mom and … Read More
Crossroads Connection Camp
Crossroads hosted our inaugural Crossroads Connection TBRIĀ® Camp last month at First Baptist New Orleans. This camp was specially designed to meet the needs of kids who have experienced early childhood trauma. It was a week of connecting, empowering, and correcting through the lens of TBRIĀ®. Our goal was to give children an environment where they could learn and grow, … Read More
Supporting Kids and Families this Christmas
Your support is essential to provide what children like the C Brothers need to healāa family. This year has been a year like no other. But even with so much change and so much uncertainty, some things have remained the same ā children across Louisiana have continued to enter foster care, and just like in years past, these children still … Read More
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