Five-year-old Jackie was safer than she had ever been, but she still didn’t feel safe. She hoarded food and had panic attacks. She guarded her emotions. Now, on a sunny Saturday, she was sobbing. Read More
“We could leave on the Fourth of July,” Tasha thought. “He’ll be out fishing. We could be heading down I-35 by the time he got back.” She looked over her shoulder, wincing from bruised ribs, and checked on three-year-old Adam. Read More
Down the hall, Demetria explained her dilemma to a stranger in the waiting room. The stranger said, “You might have to give up custody of your daughter in order to keep your son.” Just like that. As if a mother could choose between her children. Read More
Marian never imagined she’d be a widow at 37. She never wanted to be a single mom. But when her husband died last autumn, she faced raising a teenager and two younger children on her own. Read More
When Joseph was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, his teenage mother was not prepared to care for a baby with a severe heart defect. She wanted to, and she tried, but she could not handle his medical needs. That's when PCHAS foster parents stepped in. Read More
