Reunification is such a beautiful and often bittersweet experience for our foster families. The Winstead family fostered two kiddos for over a year. When they were approved to return to their parents, the Windsteads loaded the kids up and said they were going for a...

Here's one foster care story about finding family and how that support brings new opportunities: Daniel was placed in a temporary Monroe Harding foster home. He would often express how he would love to be adopted, but was unable to express what he wanted in a family....

The news is filled with stories of struggling students and teachers as everyone tries to adjust to distance learning; however, for the young adults involved in the education programs at Youth Connections, the shift to virtual education highlights the strengths of our...

What is Trauma Resiliency Informed Care? Trauma Resiliency Informed Care shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” At Monroe Harding, we use SAMHSA’s four R’s principle concept of a trauma-informed approach. As a trauma-informed...

Foster Parenting is rich and rewarding and many families seek to foster children in hopes of adopting someday. Every so often we are blessed to come across one of these magical matches when a child fits into a family with perfect harmony. For AJ and the Pruitts this...

We are happy to share that our houses are successfully stocked! We exceeded our goal and raised $28,000 from cash and in-kind donations! Over the past month our offices filled with deliveries of all the purchases made from our wish list. Volunteers helped us over a...

Tristan is a young man creating a bright future for himself. He participates in several Monroe Harding programs and is an exceptional student. This semester he is transferring from Nashville State to Vanderbilt on a full scholarship! Tristan is an active advocate for...

Read the story from one of our foster moms, Michele, and her experience working alongside Deanna, the birth mom, to help her reunify with her daughter.

We would love for you to meet Rosemary. She first volunteered with Monroe Harding as a weekly math tutor in 2002 and currently is working on our Supportive Housing expansion.

Through volunteering at a local nonprofit, one of our young adults confirmed her passion to pursue a career in which she can make an impact on the lives of children. Last year, we recommended one of our young people to Preston Taylor Ministries to volunteer with the...

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