Journey to Josiah

Journey to Josiah Adoption Changes Lives and Brings Worlds Together!

Mission & Vision

Our Vision​
A world where 2SLGBTQIA+ youth thrive in safe, affirming spaces surrounded by a community that is empowered to support them. Our Mission​
Journey to Josiah empowers 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in foster care, strengthens communities, and increases opportunities for adoption and fostering by providing safe, trauma-informed coaching, education, and advocacy.

05/27/2026

Some of the deepest wounds carried by youth in foster care are not always physical.

Sometimes, it’s the feeling of being unseen. 💔

Unseen when they enter another temporary home.
Unseen when their identity is dismissed.
Unseen when they’re told to make themselves smaller just to be accepted.

For many LGBTQ+ youth in foster care, the pain is not just instability — it’s feeling like no one truly sees, hears, or understands them.

But every child deserves to be recognized.
To be affirmed.
To be valued exactly as they are. 🌈

This Foster Care Awareness Month, let’s commit to creating homes, systems, and communities where youth are not simply placed… but genuinely seen, supported, and loved.

Because sometimes being seen can save a life.

✨ See them.
✨ Hear them.
✨ Affirm them.
✨ Love them.

05/13/2026

Some children in foster care are not just fighting for stability — they’re fighting to be accepted for who they are. 💔🌈
LGBTQ+ youth are dramatically overrepresented in foster care and face higher rates of rejection, homelessness, bullying, mental health struggles, and aging out of the system without permanent support. Many are surviving environments where they feel unseen, unheard, and unsafe.
That has to change.
Foster Care Awareness Month is more than a campaign. It’s a call to action. A reminder that every child deserves: ✨ A safe home
✨ Affirming support
✨ Stability
✨ Love without conditions
At Journey to Josiah, we believe youth should not have to shrink themselves to receive care. They deserve homes and communities where they are celebrated, protected, and empowered to thrive.
Be a voice.
Be a champion.
Be the reason a young person doesn’t give up.
Because every youth deserves more than survival. They deserve a future. 💙

05/06/2026

Black fathers… this space was created for YOU. ✊🏾

Join Journey to Josiah and Black Men’s Exchange for Fatherhood Forward: Black Fathers Matter — an intentional evening of honest conversation, reflection, brotherhood, and community.

This first conversation will explore: 🖤 What it means to father an adoptive child
🖤 Identity & fatherhood
🖤 Mental wellness & relationships
🖤 The power of Black fathers showing up for family and community

🎤 Moderated by David D. Marshall, Founder & CEO of Journey to Josiah

📍 2122 Maryland Avenue
📅 Thursday, May 28
⏰ 7 PM – 9 PM

RSVP here: https://www.bmxnational.org/event-details/fatherhood-forward-black-fathers-matter

Because Black fathers matter. And your voice deserves space.

05/06/2026

May is Foster Care Awareness Month — and every child deserves a safe, loving, affirming place to call home. 💙🌈
LGBTQ+ youth are disproportionately represented in foster care and too often face rejection, instability, and lack of support simply for being who they are. At Journey to Josiah, we believe every young person deserves to be seen, affirmed, protected, and loved.
This month, we’re raising awareness, advocating for inclusive and affirming homes, and reminding our communities that love changes lives.
Together, we can build brighter futures for youth in care.
✨ Support. Advocate. Empower.
✨ Be part of the journey.

04/17/2026

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month 💙
Join us on May 21st from 6–8 PM in Baltimore for Opening Doors: Supporting LGBTQ Youth in Foster Care—a powerful conversation about the urgent need for affirming foster parents.
Whether you’re a prospective foster parent, community leader, social worker, or simply someone who cares—this space is for you.
🎟️ Free event | Limited seating
📍 100 Light Street, 17th Floor
🚗 Parking included
Register now and be part of the solution.
Adoption changes lives and brings worlds together.

04/03/2026

Happy Gotcha Day, Josiah 💙

On April 3, 2017, I held you for the first time… and everything changed.

Just like On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman, the world knew you were coming—and so did my heart.

DADDY LOVES YOU 💙

Photo credit: Lauren Cunningham Hauser

✨ I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love and support around my journal, “Getting to Happy: A Journal of Pur...
03/06/2026

✨ I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of love and support around my journal, “Getting to Happy: A Journal of Purpose & Joy.”
Thank you to everyone who has stopped by Charm City Books to check it out and support this journey. Your encouragement truly means more than you know. ❤️
To say thank you, I’m offering a limited online special.
For a short time, you can order the journal online for $18.99
(normally $23.99).

💻 Use promotion code: HAPPY
📅 Sale ends March 16

If you’ve been thinking about starting your journey toward more purpose, reflection, and joy, now is the perfect time.

📖 Order your copy here:
https://thepurposeroomllc.crd.co

Thank you for being part of this journey with me. 🙏

✨ Baltimore Author Moment ✨I’m honored to share that my journal Getting to Happy: A Journal of Purpose & Joy is now avai...
03/05/2026

✨ Baltimore Author Moment ✨
I’m honored to share that my journal Getting to Happy: A Journal of Purpose & Joy is now available at Charm City Books in Baltimore.
A heartfelt thank you to Daven Ralston, owner of Charm City Books, for supporting local authors and giving this work a place on her shelves.
If you're in Baltimore, stop by and pick up a copy.
📍 Charm City Books
426 West Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD
Because you deserve happiness.
And your purpose is waiting for you.

03/05/2026

✨ Dreams do come true. ✨
Walking into a bookstore and seeing something you created on the shelf… is a feeling I can’t fully describe.
My journal Getting to Happy: A Journal of Purpose & Joy is now available at Charm City Books in Baltimore. 📚
A huge thank you to Daven Ralston, owner of Charm City Books, for believing in this work and giving it a home in her beautiful bookstore. Independent bookstores are the heart of literary communities, and I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity.
If you're in Baltimore, stop by and grab a copy:
📍 Charm City Books
426 West Franklin Street
Baltimore, MD
Because you deserve happiness.
And your purpose is waiting for you.
— David

02/23/2026

✨ Monday Morning Motivation | Honoring Ida B. Wells ✊🏾
“Can you remain silent and inactive when such things ARE done in our own community and country?”
— Ida B. Wells
Ida B. Wells didn’t just document injustice.
She confronted it.
At a time when speaking the truth could cost her safety, her livelihood, even her life — she refused to be silent.
Her question still echoes today.
Can you remain silent?
Can you remain inactive?
This week, let’s examine ourselves.
Where are we being called to speak?
Where are we being called to act?
Where are we choosing comfort over courage?
Black History Month is not just about remembering heroes.
It’s about embodying their boldness.
Silence protects systems.
Action creates change.
Let this Monday be the day you move.
✊🏾
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