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Finding Hope in the Hardest Seasons: How PCHAS Child and Family Services Supports Foster Families

Oct 20, 2026

When one foster family felt called to begin fostering, they knew there would be challenges. What they didn't know was how much the journey would stretch them as individuals, as parents and as a couple. Read More

A Heart for Children, A Life of Service

Mar 13, 2026

Meet Kendra King — a Case Manager Supervisor at PCHAS who didn't just choose social work, it chose her. From her early days working with toddlers to fostering and adopting her own daughter, Kendra brings both professional expertise and personal heart to every family she serves in Wichita Falls, Texas. Read More


Doing Heavy Work with a Hopeful Heart

Mar 13, 2026

Meet Lacey Dembicki — a licensed clinical social worker who turned a volunteer camp experience into a calling. Lacey leads mental health services for children in PCHAS foster care, and she has a lot to say about doing heavy work with a hopeful heart. Read More


Leading with Heart

Mar 13, 2026

Meet Michelle Hoevker, PCHAS Southern Regional Director — a social worker, leader, and champion for families. Discover how her 23-year journey shapes the compassionate care we offer at The Counseling Center at PCHAS. Read More


A Life of Helping Others

Mar 13, 2026

Meet Alicia Mirabelli, a therapist at The Counseling Center at PCHAS in Cypress, Texas. Alicia has lived her life's journey with one of purpose — which has been helping others and she's ready to walk alongside you. Read More


The Right Training for the Job

Mar 11, 2026

Not many people hold a Master of Divinity. a Master of Social Work, and a license as a Licensed Master Social Worker — but Scott Waller has found the combination to be the right training for the job. Read More


How to Show Love to Birth Families

Feb 13, 2026

When you foster a child, you also step into their birth family's story. Showing love and respect to birth parents helps the children in your care feel safer, trust you more, and start healing. Here are practical ways to support birth families while you care for their children. Read More