319,000.  This is the number of children who are currently in US foster care who are unable to stay with their temporary families. As a result, children and youth across the nation are being temporarily housed in jails, hotels or sleeping on office floors due to the lack of foster homes, group homes and other appropriate living environments.

By the age of 17 more than half of youth who are removed from their homes will have some encounter with the legal system -- either through arrest, conviction, or detention.

To add to this complicated issue, many states do not have enough foster homes for the number of children who need them. This has led them to be “housed” in jails and offices. 

Restoring order and routine to children who have been removed by authorities is crucial in their developmental process. Dr. Sharon Ford of Focus on the Family describes how no matter when a trauma occurs, it interrupts the developmental process and can cause deficits into adulthood.

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319,000.  This is the number of children who are currently in US foster care who are unable to stay with their temporary families. As a result, children and youth across the nation are being temporarily housed in jails, hotels or sleeping on office floors due to the lack of foster homes, group homes and other appropriate living environments.
By the age of 17 more than half of youth who are removed from their homes will have some encounter with the legal system -- either through arrest, conviction, or detention.
To add to this complicated issue, many states do not have enough foster homes for the number of children who need them. This has led them to be “housed” in jails and offices. 
Restoring order and routine to children who have been removed by authorities is crucial in their developmental process. Dr. Sharon Ford of Focus on the Family describes how no matter when a trauma occurs, it interrupts the developmental process and can cause deficits into adulthood.
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The idea of “the common good” has a rich history within the Christian church. It’s the notion that, as we pursue Jesus in our lives and in the lives of others, we are fulfilling God’s purposes for His creation. This pursuit can be messy. It means rolling up our sleeves and creating space for hard conversations about real issues that impact our lives. Things like parenting, marriage, finances, politics, art, and culture. On The Common Good, Brian From creates space to have these conversations, to sit with the big questions that we all have, to sometimes disagree, but to always look for the chance to create common good, by following after Jesus. Brian welcome listeners to join them in these conversations, to bring their own questions, hopes, and struggles, and to ultimately share in a journey to see God’s design for all of us fulfilled.

The idea of &ldquo;the common good&rdquo; has a rich history within the Christian church. It&rsquo;s the notion that, as we pursue Jesus in our lives and in the lives of others, we are fulfilling God&rsquo;s purposes for His creation. This pursuit can be messy. It means rolling up our sleeves and creating space for hard conversations about real issues that impact our lives. Things like parenting, marriage, finances, politics, art, and culture. On The Common Good, Brian From creates space to have these conversations, to sit with the big questions that we all have, to sometimes disagree, but to always look for the chance to create common good, by following after Jesus. Brian welcome listeners to join them in these conversations, to bring their own questions, hopes, and struggles, and to ultimately share in a journey to see God&rsquo;s design for all of us fulfilled.

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