Matt (00:02.766) Hello and welcome to All Things Foster, a place for coffee, connection, and community. Today we've got Vivianne Israel on and she has got some unique stuff to talk to us about. So Vivianne, tell us just a little bit about you. Vivianne (00:17.774) Okay. Well, I'm a retired registered care nurse did critical care of 27 years and then emergency response. I've also had businesses. I'm published author of nonfiction in the past and the award winning things and no

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Matt Darrah (00:00) Podcast Disclaimer The information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Although a licensed therapist may be participating in this discussion, no therapist-client relationship is being formed by listening to this podcast. If you are experiencing a mental health concern, please seek help from a qualified, licensed mental h

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 do some several episodes with us and I'm super excited about that. before we get to that, I do wanna take a moment to thank our episode sponsor, which is AW Broadband. AW Broadband is a locally owned company right here in the Texas panhandle providing high speed internet and phone services to both homes and businesses. They're kn

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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

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

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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