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Kim and her family have lived in Florida since 2015. They now call Bradenton, FL their home. She and her husband married in 2011 and have 8 beautiful children. They have been doing both traditional and medical foster care since 2018. In that time, they adopted through medical foster care, adding to their growing family. Kim has a heart for advocating for children and surrounding those that care for them with all the support that they need. Most of all, she loves Jesus and knows that caring for children in need is what she has been called to do.

Karen is the mother of eight children; three biological and five adopted. Karen and her husband, Trevor, were foster parents from 2011 until 2021. In that time they fostered over 70 children. Karen and Trevor have a tremendous love for, not only children, but the very structure of a family, which starts with marriage. Their relationship with God and each other provides the basis for their healthy marriage and their ability to provide a loving home for so many children.

Karen has many years of experience with Foster the Family, she has been a volunteer since the beginning, serving as a support to Jamie Finn and other foster parents. While in New Jersey, she volunteered many hours delivering packages, mentoring, and speaking at the foster parent trainings.

In 2021, Karen and her family relocated to Florida. A good portion of her life has continued to center around supporting, equipping, and encouraging families. She has a passion to support foster moms and to provide insight and perspective to be able to overcome the obstacles that come with parenting foster and adoptive children.

Dawn and her husband have a blended family with 6 children and 3 grandchildren. She was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved to Florida about 2 years ago. Dawn has been blessed to adopt her youngest son through a kinship adoption and is grateful for the Foster and Adoptive community who have surrounded her family with love and support as they transitioned to a new state. It is her desire to share with other families on this journey. It is not easy, but with love and supports from others, it can be beautiful.

Whitney grew up in Bradenton, Florida. She and her husband have been married since 2014. They have 2 children 7 and 4 years old. They were foster parents for 2 years and helped reunify 2 children with family. Whitney has a heart for advocating for children and foster families. She is passionate about raising awareness of the needs of foster families and getting the local community involved.

Ashley is a mama to four — three bio children and one currently in foster care. They have been foster parents since 2023 and have fostered four children in that time. Foster the Family has played a huge role in their foster care adventure and when the opportunity became available to volunteer, Ashley was among the first to join. She enjoys giving back to her foster community.

In addition to being a Mom, she is a former teacher of pre-k students with autism and currently a behavior specialist for a local school district. Ashley is completing her Master's degree in Behavior Analysis and hopes to one day use her degree and experience to work with other foster families and children as they face the behavior challenges that can come from the trauma associated with foster care.

Ashley and her husband are originally from Maine and love to return home often to share the lifestyle and snow with their kids. When she is not working, she enjoys Disney trips with my family, crocheting, reading and line dancing. She is also the co-leader for the Palmetto Foster the Family Support Group.