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Inside the System: Truths About Foster Care, Caseworkers, and Advocacy With Lance Hillsinger
Matt Darrah (00:01) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. We've got a really, really interesting guest, Lance, that we're gonna get to here in just a minute. But before we do, I wanna shout out to our episode sponsor. So guys, if you have a teen heading towards college, I want you to check out College Solutions, LLC in Amarillo, and their lead college funding pro, Angie Grimm. College Solutions, helps families navigate the coll


Breaking Cycles: Deanna Culver’s Journey of Hope and Healing
Matt Darrah (00:00) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. We've got an exciting guest that we're gonna talk to here in just a second, but before we do, this is a shout out to my BNI Lone Star Leaders chapter. Business Networking International is a worldwide organization for referral networking. Members come to a weekly meeting to get to know other's businesses, grow relationships, and pass referrals to each other. BNI Loan Star


Healing Through Trauma with Heather Ford
Matt Darrah (00:01) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Guys, we've got a great guest that's gonna be on with us today, but before we get to her, today's episode is brought to you by Impact Laser Mobility and Recovery, your local wellness and recovery specialist right here in Amarillo. Led by Cassie Haney, an Amarillo native with deep roots in the fitness. movement science and community care, Impact helps people reduce pain,


Finding Identity Through Adversity With Jeffrey Badders
Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Guys, we've got a great guest ⁓ that I'm excited to talk to today, and we'll get to Jeffrey here in just a second. But before we do, this episode is brought to you by Goosehead Insurance. Allison Link is your trusted partner in protecting what matters most. Whether you're buying a home, insuring a car, or safeguarding your family's future, Allison and her team make insurance simple and pers


From Surviving to Thriving: How the Neurosequential Model Informs Trauma-Responsive Parenting
Matt Darrah (00:01) and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Guys, I am... very honored to have Michelle on with us today and what we're going to get to her in just a second. But before we do, this episode of All Things Foster is brought to you by West Texas Wellness Center in Amarillo, where your health and well-being are their priority. Led by Dr. Zach Parker and his experienced team, West Texas Wellness Center offers natural, drug-fr


The Call That Changed Everything: The Hammonds’ Foster Care Journey
Matt Darrah (00:01) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. We've got ⁓ some folks in here today that I'm excited to talk to. ⁓ Before we get to them, our episode sponsor this week is ETC Bookkeeping. ETC Bookkeeping empowers business owners with clear, accurate financials so they can make confident decisions and focus on what they do best. With customized service packages and expert QuickBooks online support, we simplify your bo


A Place to Anchor: Parenting, Trauma and the Power of Connection with Debbie Simmons
Matt Darrah (00:01.304) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I'm excited to have Debbie on with us today with AnchorPoint, but before we get to her, Sundy Sharp with AMC Mortgage here in Amarillo is a residential mortgage provider and she specializes in first-time home buyers to help them start their journey towards generational wealth. She's a local lender, but is licensed to write mortgages for the whole state of Texas. They


Building Bridges: Supporting Aged-Out Foster Youth With Casey Corbin
Matt Darrah (00:01.326) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I'm excited to have Casey on as our guest today. We'll get to Casey here in just a minute. But before we do, real quick, if you've got a teen heading towards college, I want you to check out College Solutions, LLC, and Amarillo, and their lead college funding pro, Angie Grimm. College Solutions helps families navigate the college admissions and financial aid maze. ha


From Resident to Board President: The Impact of Amarillo Children’s Home
Matt Darrah (00:01) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Guys, we've got some folks here from Amarillo Children's Home to talk to us about the work that they do. But before we get to that, today's episode is made possible by Amarillo National Bank. We were incredibly grateful for their generosity and partnership. Amarillo National Bank recently awarded us a significant grant that's helping us to provide more placement packages


Creating a Culture of Care: Foster Care, Adoption, and the Church with Jason Johnson
Matt Darrah (00:01) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I've got an exciting guest on today, Jason Johnson. We'll get to Jason just here in a minute. But this episode of All Things Foster is brought to you by Power Within Chiropractic in Amarillo, where your body's natural healing and wellness are the priority. Led by Dr. Robin Ure, who brings over 20 years of experience helping families feel better and live healthier. Power


Empowerment Through Adversity: Aretha Boomer's Journey
Matt Darrah (00:01.341) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I'm excited to have Aretha on with us today to talk about her experiences. But before we do, I want to pause and recognize a partner who has truly walked with us, the High Plains Christian Ministry Foundation. For the last three years, they've believed in POCN and their generosity has been a major reason why we've been able to grow and serve more families than ever b


When Family Steps In: A Kinship Care Journey of Love and Commitment With Ashley Terry
Matt Darrah (00:01.694) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I'm really excited. I've got Ash here with us in the studio and I'm excited to talk to him about their story. before we get to that, Ash is actually our episode sponsor today. Falcon Ridge is owned by Ashley Terry, today's guest, and they provide managed IT services for businesses and nonprofits right here in our community, including us at Panhandle Orphan Care Netwo


Loving Them Well, Even When It's Hard: Emily Bell's Foster Care Story
Matt Darrah (00:01.39) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Guys, I'm super excited to have Emily on with us today, but before we get into her story, I wanna thank you to our episode sponsor. If you've got a teen heading toward college, I want you to check out College Solutions, LLC in Amarillo, and their lead college funding pro, Angie Graham. College Solutions helps families navigate the college admissions and financial aid


Creating Space for Healing: Inside Boys Ranch with Chaplain Mike Wilhelm
Matt Darrah (00:00.155) This is high tech. I don't know about all that but anyways, let's get started. Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. I'm super excited today to have Mike Wilhelm with us with Boys Ranch and we'll get to you Mike here in just a minute. But before we do, this episode of All Things Foster is sponsored by Short and Vlosich Family Dental. At Short and Vlosich Family Dental, they believe great dental care is a


A Voice for Every Child: Inside Amarillo Area CASA with Jarah Mendoza
Matthew Darrah (00:01.987) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today we have Jarah with us from the Amarillo CASA, and I'm super excited to talk to her. But before we get to that, our episode sponsor today is The ER on Soncy. Your number one choice in emergency room is the ER on Soncy. It's a local, freestanding emergency room located off I-40 on the northwest corner of Soncy and Legend. We're open 24 hours a day, seven days


Hearts OpenL Denise Kendrick on Fostering, Adopting, and Building Embrace Texas
Matthew Darrah (00:01.368) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Thanks for tuning in today. We've got an exciting guest on that we're gonna talk to, but before we do that, we have a quick sponsor. If you've got a teen heading towards college, I want you to check out College Solutions LLC in Amarillo and their lead college funding pro, Angie Graham. College Solutions helps families navigate the college admissions and financial


Using Integrated Attachment Theory to Heal your Relationship with Bryan Power
Matthew Darrah (00:01.56) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today we have Brian Power on and he's going to talk to us about attachment styles, the integrated attachment theory, and I'm really excited about it. Before we get to that, today's episode of All Things Foster is sponsored by Amarillo National Bank. We are incredibly grateful for their generous support through a major grant that allows us to continue. to provide pl


Honest Adoption: Ethical Practice, Connection, and Hope with Donna Pope
Matthew Darrah (00:01.344) Right. Okay. Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Thank you for joining us today. Grab your coffee and let's dive in. Before we get to Donna, who's our guest today, our episode this week of All Things Foster is sponsored by Amarillo National Bank. We are incredibly grateful for Amarillo National Bank's generous support through a major grant that allows POCN to continue providing placement packages to


Parenting with a Purpose: Lessons from Loving 15 Kids
Speaker 2 (00:01.09) But how do say your last name? it Eileen Noise? Noise, And like toys, toys, toys. Excellent. All right. Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today, I'm super excited to have Eileen Noyes on to share with us. She reached out and I was super interested in the things that she does and has to say. But before we get into that, I do want to thank our episode sponsor, Golden Creation Coffee is a small batch roast
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