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Ashley and Brett like to call themselves the “House of Misfits.” Every animal in their home has been adopted, so when it came time to grow their family, it felt natural to consider adoption, too. “We’d been talking about it for years,” Ashley said. “At first, we thought about a baby, but the more we…

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When Theresa Hannegan graduated with her counseling degree eight years ago, she only applied to one potential place of employment: Marygrove. “I knew this was where I wanted to be,” she said. “Marygrove works with kids some people shy away from. They’re the ones with behavior challenges, deep trauma and sometimes no active family. Those…Read More

Stephanie is a mother of three grown biological children, an IT professional and a rural Missourian. But for the girls she’s fostered through Catholic Charities ministry Good Shepherd, a Children and Family Support service line partner of Marygrove, Stephanie is much more: a steady presence. A safe place. The woman she herself needed as a child.

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For Liz and Bill, fostering through Catholic Charities ministry Marygrove, a Children and Family Support service line partner of Good Shepherd, has meant opening their hearts, reuniting siblings and learning to meet children right where they are. Along the way, they’ve witnessed powerful transformations, not only in their foster children, but in themselves, too.

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