Fostering Bridges

10/31/2025

Love these folks!

God calls each of us to care for vulnerable children—getting started is easier than you think.

Here’s how The Fostering Collective walks with you:

1. Reach Out: We’ll answer your questions, provide clarity, and help you take the first step.

2. Find Your Fit: Whether it’s fostering, adopting, or supporting in another way—we’ll help you discern your calling.

3. Make an Impact: Once you’re ready, we walk with you through every step of the process.

✨ Let’s take the first step together:
https://thefosteringcollective.org/interested-in-becoming-a-foster-parent/

10/24/2025

We had a great time on KETK East Texas Live this morning sharing about the upcoming Fostering 5K! Huge thanks to KETK for helping us spread the word. 💙👟

TYLER, Texas (KETK) –Duane and Dusti Stark stopped by East Texas Live to share about their upcoming For Foster Families Fostering 5k. The event is on Nov. 1st at 8:30 am at East Side Elementary Sch…

10/17/2025

🏃‍♂️💙 Race Day Is Almost Here!
Two weeks from tomorrow, we’ll be lacing up for the 2nd Annual Fostering 5K — a morning filled with community, compassion, and purpose.

Every step we take raises awareness for foster and adoptive care — reminding our community that every child deserves stability, hope, and a place to belong.

📅 Saturday, November 1, 2025
📍 East Side Elementary School
🌐 Register or volunteer at Fostering5K.com

Tag a friend to join you, and let’s make every step foster hope! 💙

10/14/2025

“When one door closes… another opens.”
💬 A foster mom’s story of how God changed her plans.

10/08/2025

Thank you, Michelle Dillon and The Jacksonville Progress, for helping us raise awareness!

Fostering Bridges, a non-profit organization supporting foster and adoptive families, is conducting its second 5K fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 1.

10/08/2025

"Laying your whole life down..." - Join host Duane Stark on Fostering Bridges as he sits down with Kristin Orphan, co-founder of Finally Home, a nationwide ministry supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Kristin shares her powerful journey—from unexpected kinship care to full-time ministry—and the lessons learned when obedience leads through seasons of sacrifice.

Discover how Finally Home equips families with practical resources, trauma-informed tools, and community connections to help every child feel safe, stable, and finally home.

See the first comment for a link to the full podcast interview.