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United Way

Support Our Mission through United Way

If you are a United Way participant, please choose United Way agency code 7260 to support the Sisters of St. Joseph Foster Care Program.

With your donation, you can help Sister Lynn Miller and Sister Sandy Kiefer continue to provide a caring home for children, many of whom have physical, emotional and psychological needs. Since 1994, Sisters Sandy and Lynn have opened their home and hearts to 91 foster children from newborns to age 17.

Sisters Lynn and Sandy with foster childrenShortly after receiving state certification Sisters Lynn and Sandy got their first call as foster parents: a four-year-old girl who was blind, deaf and paralyzed and who was in need of a home. They welcomed little Mary, and, within weeks, their foster family grew to four children. Since then, they continue to provide a safe, loving and nurturing environment for the children in their care.

Children have arrived at their home all hours of the day and night, most with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Some arrive alone or with siblings. Some are medically fragile. Children have stayed as little as 12 hours to two and half years. All experience the trauma of being separated from all that is familiar.

“I cherish every moment we have together,” says Sister Lynn. “We never know what’s going to happen and so I have come to really appreciate every bit of time each child has with us. There’s vulnerability and fragility in being a foster parent . . . sometimes it takes greater love to let go.”

For both Sisters Lynn and Sandy, foster parenting, or more recently referred to as “resource parenting” is a definite call to a love and care for the dear neighbor.

For more information, contact:

Lisa Conti
Donor Development and Grants Officer
lconti@stjoseph-baden.org
724-869-6591

     

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