“If we look to faith groups as experts in community building, we can reinvigorate lasting connections for families and youth that prevent future foster care system involvement for generations to come.” Keri McDonald, President and Founder of Keri McDonald Consulting, LLC, and Texas CASA Faith-Based Liaison, shares strategies for how the CASA network and the child welfare community can engage … Read More
“If we look to faith groups as experts in community building, we can reinvigorate lasting connections for families and youth that prevent future foster care system involvement for generations to come.”
Keri McDonald, President and Founder of Keri McDonald Consulting, LLC, and Texas CASA Faith-Based Liaison, shares strategies for how the CASA network and the child welfare community can engage churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and other diverse communities of faith in supporting children and families in the foster care system.
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