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Today, SB 230 championed by Fostering Impact, Senator Brass, and Representative Wiedower passed unanimously in the House...
03/21/2024

Today, SB 230 championed by Fostering Impact, Senator Brass, and Representative Wiedower passed unanimously in the House of Representatives! Great partnerships result in positive outcomes for foster care!🎉
Next up, Governor Kemp’s signature to pass the foster parent bill of rights changes into Georgia law.

Fostering Impact’s CEO, Jennifer Shinpoch and Executive Director, Ally Christianson partnered today at the Capitol to a...
03/05/2024

Fostering Impact’s CEO, Jennifer Shinpoch and Executive Director, Ally Christianson partnered today at the Capitol to advance the safety of children in DFCS custody across the state of Georgia. We are so thankful for great partners!

Fostering Impact held its first in person annual Board of Directors meeting. Each one of these people dedicate so much o...
01/20/2024

Fostering Impact held its first in person annual Board of Directors meeting. Each one of these people dedicate so much of their lives to child welfare and the betterment of children. We are happy to have them on our team!
Sherriann Hicks- Child Welfare law specialist
Mary Beth Forwood- Child Welfare law specialist/GAL
Sarah Meyer- Foster parent, Hope 1312 Collective partner
Dr. Audrey Butler- PHD Traumatology, counselor
Tom Rawlings- Chief Counsel & Policy Director
Paul Blough- veteran foster parent of 23 years, former AFPAG President
Jennifer Shinpoch- CEO, State Advisory Board Board Member

Fostering Impact is on a mission! We can make improvements to the child welfare system and refocus our attention on what...
11/10/2023

Fostering Impact is on a mission! We can make improvements to the child welfare system and refocus our attention on what matters most- protecting abused and neglected children and achieving timely permanency.

Fostering Impact’s CEO, Jennifer Shinpoch elaborates more, “In child welfare, most problems are relational, such as identifying trauma and healing trauma, healing from substance abuse, leading families to reunification or other safe permanency options, and creating felt-safety within the system. As a nation, we need to dig deeper into reassessing our foundation for child welfare…”
Read her whole letter for Congressional Record by clicking the link in the bio.

“We stand at a pivotal moment in the history of Georgia for abused and neglected children. We can either choose to stand...
11/07/2023

“We stand at a pivotal moment in the history of Georgia for abused and neglected children. We can either choose to stand united, making movements towards solutions rooted in community and partnership, or we can choose to isolate, individualize and point fingers. Within the context of community, partnerships lead to empowerment, transparency, creative solutions, and more importantly healing. Autonomy leads to fear, division, and continued quick fixes without lasting solutions.”

This is an excerpt that from a letter I sent to Senator Ossoff after listening to the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearings related to child welfare in Georgia. If you want to take the time to read the full letter, you can click on the link in the bio. It’s so important that we come together right now to fight for children.

Court TV invited Tom Rawlings on as an expert guest this morning to discuss the on-going trial involving the alleged abu...
10/05/2023

Court TV invited Tom Rawlings on as an expert guest this morning to discuss the on-going trial involving the alleged abuse of an adopted child in Florida. He shared about Trust Based Relational Intervention as the method to connect with children from hard places.

TBRI is a strong foundation to build upon. It is the method for healing and connection for families adopting and fostering. Connect with us to find out more about this important work!

Fostering Impact’s CEO and Chief Counsel completed TBRI Practitioner training through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Chil...
09/16/2023

Fostering Impact’s CEO and Chief Counsel completed TBRI Practitioner training through the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development with TCU this past week. TBRI is short for Trust Based Relational Intervention and is used to offer hope and healing with the 3 pillars of Felt-Safety, Connection, and Regulation for children from hard places. We joined the growing network of other organizations utilizing and implementing TBRI from around the state. As Dr. Purvis says in her nurture groups, we plan to stick together in our pursuit to bring healing to child welfare! In the future we will be available to teach TBRI to others!

We need your help today! SB 230 has been held up in the Juvenile Justice committee. Earlier this week, Chief Counsel Tom...
03/22/2023

We need your help today! SB 230 has been held up in the Juvenile Justice committee. Earlier this week, Chief Counsel Tom Rawlings defended and championed the bill in this committee. We would appreciate it if you would contact Chairwoman Mandi Ballinger today to express how important this bill is for expanding the amount caregivers the foster parent bill of rights includes and the amount of advocates available. Many of these caregivers are relatives who currently do not receive the benefits of the foster parent bill of rights. SB 230 was introduced by Senator Matt Brass and the Senate unanimously voted yes for its passage. In your message or phone call to Representative Ballinger please communicate you would like the same type of attentive response and vote from the Juvenile Justice committee. This bill is important for the recruitment and retention of all those taking care of children in vulnerable situations. We have until 1pm tomorrow for the committee to vote on this important piece of legislation, otherwise it will be tabled until next year. Please help us today communicate either by email or a quick phone call to her office!

Representative Mandi L. Ballinger
R-Canton
District 23
Chairman, Juvenile Justice
404.656.7153, [email protected]

Today we are pushing SB 230 towards the finish line! Fostering Impact’s Chief Counsel, Tom Rawlings defended and champio...
03/20/2023

Today we are pushing SB 230 towards the finish line! Fostering Impact’s Chief Counsel, Tom Rawlings defended and championed the necessary changes in committee. Expanding the current foster parent bill of rights to all caregivers and increasing their access to advocates is essential as we recruit and retain loving families and safe homes!

We love new beginnings! There is fresh excitement, optimism, and hope for what’s ahead. As you reflect on the start of a...
12/31/2022

We love new beginnings! There is fresh excitement, optimism, and hope for what’s ahead. As you reflect on the start of a new year hopefully that is how you feel. Fostering Impact started a short time ago and we are bursting with hope for what’s ahead in 2023!

We need your help. Will you help us make our new beginning a success? Many of you generously give towards organizations and causes at the end of the year. Fostering Impact is representing the needs and rights of abused children. Will you join alongside us with your generous support with a one time donation or a monthly donation over the next year?

There will also be other ways to support us in the days ahead as we embark on a new legislative season here in Georgia. Sign up for our emails to stay informed on how you can support us.

Most of all we are thankful for all of the support and encouragement as we have launched. Thank you! Here is to a new beginning in 2023! 🎉

Gratitude compels us to act in sacrificial ways out of the overflow of full hearts. Have you ever met a child whose smil...
11/29/2022

Gratitude compels us to act in sacrificial ways out of the overflow of full hearts. Have you ever met a child whose smile is so full of joy you can’t help but smile too?

We need your help today on Giving Tuesday! For every dollar given, Fostering Impact is changing the future for an abused child. Consider a donation and become a charter donor today- www.fosteringimpact.com/donate

Dear Friends,On Friday, November 18th, Fostering Impact launched as a non-profit! We had a great start because of your g...
11/29/2022

Dear Friends,
On Friday, November 18th, Fostering Impact launched as a non-profit! We had a great start because of your generosity and kindness towards our mission to make sure abused children and youth are put first in child-centered laws and policies!

Today is Giving Tuesday. A day set aside to acknowledge all the wonderful gifts God has given us and because of his generosity, we give back to organizations reaching the voiceless and vulnerable. As you consider who you might open your heart and hands up to, please consider making Fostering Impact a non-profit you bless with your generosity.

I'd like to share with you some of our goals for our organization that can only be made possible by the generosity of others!

⊙ A law clinic to represent children and continued support for those who care for them.
⊙ Education elements for all of those involved in child welfare
⊙ Unification of like-minded organizations for child centered laws and policies.

To be honest, fundraising is a little scary for me! I feel much more comfortable giving to others rather than asking others to give. Here is the amazing thing that drives my heart to ask; I'm asking on behalf of the most amazing people in our society- children in foster care. They cannot ask for themselves because they don't know their needs, but we do. We see the brokenness and the injustice, and we can ask our legislators to change it for their betterment.

Here are our financial goals that you can help us reach by sharing with others our mission and need:

⊙ Immediate goal for startup costs and operation - 10k- we are half way there!
⊙ Intermediate goal for a strong start into January 2023 legislation with lobbying & education tools - 40k.
⊙ Long term goal to support staff and begin developing the law clinic - 1 million.

You know what I'm really looking forward to? Sharing with you how your generosity is changing a child's life! Please tell your family and friends who Fostering Impact is and the mission we have to change child welfare!

➡️ If you'd like to give, go to fosteringimpact.com/donate right now!

— Jennifer
CEO: Fostering Impact

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Atlanta, GA
30334

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