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Lost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep28 | Equipping Churches to Provide Loving Homes for Children in Foster Care.In the studio today, we had a great conversation with Ryan Mcdonald from Foster the City where he believes there is A church for every child. He is passionate about equipping churches to provide loving homes for children in foster care. and how you can take your first step as a church as an individual or family.https://fosterthecity.org/2025-07-2825 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep27 | Surviving Foster CareToday we talk with Chanel on the risks of aging out of the foster system without a caring family to support you. We would like to connect with Chanel. Please reach out to me. Jones.chanel96@gmail.com2025-07-2125 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep26 | Healing through the power of storytellingTige Charity and I talk about how Kids in the Spotlight helps foster youth heal and grow through the power of storytelling and filmmaking. tige@kitsinc.org2025-07-1325 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep25 | Children Without a HomeToday we talk about children experiencing homelessness and how they faces instability, fear, and a loss of safety, essentials every child needs to thrive and the work HOPE is doing to impact these kids, ken.craft@hopethemission.org2025-07-0625 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep24 | Blending a FamilyDestiny's Story of Foster to Adoption srayburn@urm.org2025-06-2925 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep23 | Foster/Adoptive Dadkkeliikuli@shepherdchurch.com2025-06-2325 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep22 | LAC Faith Collaborative2025-06-1525 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep21 | Anti- Human TraffickingAlan Smyth was in the studio today to talk about the challenges with human trafficking and minors, the work they are doing to rescue and restore these children something you won't want to miss. Alan@savinginnocence.org2025-06-0825 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep20 | Sanctity of LifeOn today’s program, we discuss sanctity of life with Talitha Phillips from Clara’s Health and the important to love people through all their decisions, even if we don’t agree with them. WWW.clarishealth.org talitha@clarishealth.org2025-06-0125 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep19 | Mission Rise/Peoples ChurchKurt Tuffendsam and Ivette Cortes talk about what it’s like to be homeless and the incredible work that Mission Rise is doing.2025-05-2525 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep18 | Former Foster YouthOn today sure you’ll hear from Aaron Zendejas, a former foster youth and how one family changed the trajectory of his life and faith. aaronzendejas01@gmail.com2025-05-1825 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep17 | James StoreHouse Transition Age YouthToday we will focus on transitional age youth with Stacy Dewitt from James StoreHouse as we look into the mentorship and skills necessary to transition a foster youth into a successful adult life. www.jamesstorehouse.org/ ; stacy@jamesstorehouse.org/2025-05-1124 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep16 | Treasures -Finding Freedom From Human TraffickingHarmony Dust is our guest from Treasures, a ministry that seeks to end human trafficking and the need to support those desiring to leave the sex industry. http://www.iamatreasure.com/ ; https://view.flodesk.com/pages/601897df8b5a2453c0af29842025-05-0425 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep15 | James StoreHouse Uplifting Kids in CareOn the show today, we have Stacy Dewitt, who will talk about the extraordinary work that James StoreHouse is doing supporting kids and care from the crib to college. www.jamesstorehouse.org/ ; stacy@jamesstorehouse.org/2025-04-2725 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep14 | Human TraffickingToday we talk with Annamarie Dachtler, the Executive Director of Olive Crest and Rudy Vejar, the Supervisor of the drop-in center for CSEC (commercial sexual exploitation of children) here in Los Angeles. Contact.: Annamarie-Dachtler@olivecrest.org OliveCrest.org Rudy-Vejar@olivecrest.org2025-04-2025 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep13 | Kids Aging Out of the SystemJeorgette Cuellar, A former foster youth that has aged out of the foster system joins Annamarie Dachtler, the Executive Director of Olive Crest as we discussed, the complexity of being in foster care and aging out without a safety net. Contact: Annamarie-Dachtler@olivecrest.org OliveCrest.org 2025-04-1325 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep12 | Foster Families and PreventionAlong with David Kleinknecht the Community Engagement, Director of Olive Crest, I talk with special guests, Noah and Caraline Sierota, as they tell their story of being part of the volunteer hosting program at Olive Crest (that works to prevent children from entering foster care) and ultimate become adopted parents. Contact.: Annamarie-Dachtler@olivecrest.org OliveCrest.org david-kleinknecht@olivecrest.org2025-04-0624 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep11 | I Want To Be A Foster Parent - Where Do I Start?There are lots of people who thought about becoming a foster parent, but don’t even know the first steps today with our guest, Jennifer Hastings we will answer those questions. jhastings@fosterall.org2025-03-3024 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep10 | Connecting the Church to Children's NeedsToday we talk with Domingo Mota from Care Portal a Care-Sharing technology that drives action for local children and families in crisis, connecting them to the local church. When we all come together, we prevent family separation and ensure that families have what they need. domingo.mota@careportal.org. 2025-03-2325 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep9 | Life Changing Camps for KidsOn the show today, Wendy McMahan from Royal Family Kids a life changing camp for children in foster care that cultivates joy, resilience, hope and transforms their lives. Larrys@forthechildren.org 2025-03-1625 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep8 | Adopting a Newborn Out of Foster CareToday we will talk about what it looks like to adopt a child out of the foster care system from birth. With Lesley Hoff - lesley@wefoster.la2025-03-0925 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep7 | Can the Church Really Make a DifferenceOn the podcast today, we will talk with Mike Brown from The Family Table whose ministry comes alongside your church; by sharing about the needs of children in the foster care system of Los Angeles, the various ways to help, to best facilitate what God wants to do in and through your church. mike@familytable.la2025-03-0225 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep6 | Urgent Response to New Foster ParentsLesley Hoff is the cofounder of we Foster LA that provides an Emergency Foster Care closet & system of support for DCFS foster children and the families that love them. We will discuss the impact of her program and how critical it is to have resources that are immediate and focused like these. lesley@wefoster.la2025-02-2325 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep5 | Adoption A New FamilyToday we will visit with Sophia, Katrina, and Rene as we discussed what it is like to be a blended adopted family. Katrina and Rene adopted Sophia and her two younger sisters, and we will talk about what homelife is like after adoption. https://imsomebody.org/2025-02-1625 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep4 | Decision to AdoptKatrina and Rene are adopted parents who adopted their children out of the Los Angeles Foster care system. We will explore the reasons that they decided to adopt out of the foster care system and their decision to ultimately adopt three amazing girls. And how faith is a critical component in their life. https://imsomebody.org/2025-02-0925 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep3 | Voice of the Abandoned YouthSophia is a former foster youth that will share with us her experiences that cost her to go into foster care, her experiences while in foster care, and how faith and her new adoptive family have helped transform her life. ImSomebody.org2025-02-0225 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep2 | Family Stress SupportPastor Dan Broyles has created the Family Stress Support program. It’s purpose it’s to support families who are in crisis, connect them to existing resources to help them in their immediate and ongoing needs, in an effort to keep them from entering the foster care system. ValenciaHills.compastordan@valenciahills.com2025-01-2625 minLost & Found: Lost in a System, Found by the ChurchS1 Ep1 | The WhyIn the United States, there are over 400,000 children in foster care. Of these, 60,000 are in California, and nearly 30,000 are right here in Los Angeles County. These children are literally all around us, in desperate need of love, care, and compassion—the very things that people of faith are uniquely positioned to provide.Through Lost and Found, we aim to shine a light on the plight of these vulnerable children, many of whom are just within arm's reach. We want to raise awareness about the vital work being done by faith-based organizations and explore how each of us ca...2025-01-1925 min