Stories + Updates
Advocate Spotlight: Louise Johnston
My name is Louise Johnston. I was born in Madison, South Dakota. When I was three years old, my father passed away, and my mother moved back to Mason City, Iowa, to live with her parents. When I was five, my mother remarried, and my stepfather adopted me. During...
The Complexity of Kinship Care: Holding Space for Both the Gains and the Grief
When children can’t remain safely with their parents, placing them with relatives, known as kinship care, is often seen as the next...
Board Member Spotlight: Holly Hintz
Holly Hintz is a devoted mother and a grandmother, balancing the demands of family life with her career and volunteer work. She’s the...
Advocate Spotlight: Maile Ewalt
Maile Ewalt’s life has always been surrounded by children. As a mother of three adult sons, a stepmother to a son and daughter, and...
