Connecting Children, Youth and Families to HOPE, HEALING and RESTORATION
Missouri Baptist Children's Home • MBCH
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Connecting Children, Youth and Families to HOPE, HEALING and RESTORATION
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5/11/2026
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August 9, 2026
Ep. 14 | Standing in the Gap: What is Treatment Family Care?
On this episode of the MBCH Podcast, hosts Nate Melton and Jasper Rains continue their conversation with TFC recruiters Kimberly Cooper and Mary Schneider to unpack practical ways churches can wrap around and support foster families. Kimberly and Mary detail the core mission of Finding 15—a strategic initiative seeking 15 new TFC foster homes in the short term, with a long-term vision of opening 15 new foster homes across every Missouri county over the next five years. They discuss the critical need for families willing to open their hearts to teenagers and larger sibling groups, addressing common fears like the emotional weight of working toward family reunification. The conversation highlights the unique role local churches play in providing wrap-around care. From offering short-term respite care and providing freezer meals to delivering pizza or assisting with home maintenance, Kimberly and Mary emphasize that every congregation has a role to play. They also explain how MBCH equips churches with free trauma-informed training (such as TBRI, verbal de-escalation, and Stewards of Children®) to ensure volunteers feel prepared to serve foster children with grace and understanding.
August 9, 2026
Ep. 13 | Standing in the Gap: What is Treatment Family Care?
On this episode of the MBCH Podcast, hosts Nate Melton and Jasper Rains sit down with TFC recruiters Kimberly Cooper and Mary Schneider from Western Missouri to discuss Treatment Family Care (TFC). They break down what TFC is, the unique needs of children in this program, and how church communities can surround and support TFC foster families. Kimberly and Mary share about the higher level of specialized training TFC parents receive to care for children stepping down from residential treatment or managing elevated emotional, behavioral, or medical needs. They highlight the intensive, 24/7 support TFC specialists provide to families, including weekly home visits, customized treatment plans, and crisis intervention. The conversation also introduces Finding 15, a new initiative aimed at recruiting 15 new foster homes in every Missouri county over the next five years while equipping local churches to become supportive, trauma-informed communities. Whether through opening a home for TFC, offering weekend respite care, or building care teams within a congregation, listeners will learn practical ways to wrap around foster families and help children experience stability, safety, and love.
July 30, 2026
Ep. 12 | Step by Step: Becoming a Foster Family
On this episode of the MBCBH Podcast, hosts Nate Melton and Jasper Rains continue their look into the Family Resource Development program at the Missouri Baptist Children’s Home. They are joined once again by Jasmine Hamilton Baldwin, Assistant Program Director for Family Resource Development, and Angie Gentry, Family Resource Development Supervisor from the Joplin office. Together, they share the raw data and look at the actual realities surrounding youth in foster care, helping to dismantle common misconceptions along the way. Listeners will discover that the standard face of foster care is older than most people realize. While many prospective foster parents hope to take in babies, the reality is that the average age of a child entering care in Missouri is around 8 years old, and a staggering 35% of youth in care are 13 or older. Jasmine and Angie clarify the common misunderstandings about who can step into this role, explaining that licensed foster parents don't need to be married, but do require a reliable community network and a supportive faith background. They also map out the licensing process, detailing the timeline of around 120 days from a family's initial class to completion, and explore alternative avenues of support, such as short-term emergency fostering or weekend respite care. Finally, Jasper highlights an exciting new cinematic resource, Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, a faith-based film that demonstrates the explosive impact a local church can have when it chooses to wrap around vulnerable kids. Whether you can take a child for a night or a year, this conversation reminds us that there is a critical space for everyone to participate in healing the foster care crisis.
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