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There are a lot of complex perceptions behind the terms “foster care” and “foster youth.” Today our guest Tori Hope Petersen is a foster care survivor, foster care advocate, foster parent.
Listen as she shares her story as a former youth in foster care and how faith, hope, and advocacy have taken root from her experience.
And make sure to follow my Instagram to enter the giveaway for a chance to win a copy of Fostered: One Woman’s Powerful Story of Finding Faith and Family through Foster Care.
Topics Addressed:
- Tori’s personal experience in the foster system
- The power of just one person saying, “I’m going to see you as God sees you”
- Reasons why foster youth move foster homes
- How Tori was drawn to Jesus
- How she and her husband adopted their oldest son into their family
- The call on her life to write a memoir
- Ways the everyday person can support kids who come from hard places
Resources:
Find Tori on Instagram and at her website.
Buy her book at your retailer of choice including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, Lifeway, and Target.
Volunteer with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
Volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters
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