Recent Stories
Show Hope Book Club: Wounded Children, Healing Homes
Wounded Children, Healing Homes “Written more than 15 years ago, Jayne Schooler’s “Wounded Children, Healing Homes” remains deeply relevant for foster and adoptive families. Her reflections on unmet expectations, parents’ own trauma histories, and the impact of a child’s trauma on the family were especially helpful and encouraging to me,” Show Hope Director of Programs…
23 Years Later …
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. — Colossians 2:6–7 Did someone say, Happy 23rd Birthday, Show Hope!? Wow! That sure went fast. It’s actually been nearly…
Adoption Aid Grants Frequently Asked Questions
Adoption Aid grants remain the cornerstone of Show Hope’s work and the original mission of our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Show Hope Book Club: Attachments
Attachments “Attachments: Why You Love, Feel, and Act the Way You Do” explores how early attachment experiences shape the ways in which people form and maintain relationships throughout life. The authors, Dr. Tim Clinton and Dr. Gary Sibcy, believe the quality of one’s bonds with childhood caregivers influences emotional patterns, behavior, and relational stability as…
TBRI® and Food
Nutrition and hydration are important for development, brain function, and regulation, but for children who have been impacted by adoption and/or foster care, there may be difficult histories around food. Your child or teen may have experienced insecurity or hunger; food being withheld or forced due to punishment; or sensory-processing difference. Oftentimes, because of these…
Medical Care Impact Report
Many children who have been orphaned live with mild to acute healthcare needs, requiring access to medical and therapeutic intervention. But securing that access and associated costs are overwhelming for many children and families. Show Hope’s Medical Care grants have provided support to more than 200 families through financial assistance to help reduce the medical…
