Families’ Stories
We need foster parents!
There has never been a better time to consider foster care. The need for foster parents in the Greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and Dayton and Montgomery County area is greater than ever. Make a real difference in your community by exploring, supporting, or becoming a foster parent!
09/30/2022
Sara shared her kinship experience with Beech Acres Parenting Center. Read the interview below. How has being a Kinship Caregiver […]
08/22/2022
We’re excited to celebrate the adoption of Maryssa Kay! Maryssa brings love and joy into the lives of everyone she […]
11/29/2021
Ryshel Bowling is a Licensing Coordinator on the Foster Care & Adoption team at Beech Acres Parenting Center. While she […]
11/29/2021
“Foster care and adoption allow us to grow our family and we are forever grateful.” Adoptive dad, daughter, and mama […]
11/09/2021
“The difference that they can make for that one life would be all the difference in the world to that […]
10/28/2021
“I just treat them as if they’re my kids. Whether they’re at my home for an hour or whether they’re […]
06/22/2021
One Family Shares Their Reunification Story A Desire to Help Other Children and Families As Shana and Max’s biological children […]
06/16/2021
After fostering for four years Kathleen and Bobby recently adopted their son. Hear their story…
05/18/2021
The Vinson family has a challenge for families everywhere this #fostercaremonth! Learn more or get started today! https://beechacres.org/foster-care/
02/02/2021
A Kennedy Heights couple who have fostered 67 children is being honored by Beech Acres Parenting Center for a fostering […]
01/05/2021
Beech Acres Parenting Center is celebrating the family of Linda and Derrell Dick, from Loveland, who recently completed a journey […]
11/17/2020
Why did you consider foster care and adoption? Our youngest daughter at the time was the only child in the […]
11/13/2020
After fostering for four years Kathleen and Bobby recently adopted their son. Hear their story…
11/04/2020
“It’s cool to have a permanent family.” In June of 2018, after 1,599 days in foster care, Damien became a […]
08/28/2020
“There’s nothing special about us. We’re just ordinary people.” Caleb and Jacqueline are far from ordinary. And like every foster […]
08/28/2020
“The norm is you get to take care of these amazing kids and they will change your life.” Check out […]
08/28/2020
Be a foster parent! Watch Ron share his and his wife Sharity’s foster care story!
03/30/2020
Foster Parent Molly McHenry Shares Her Thoughts On Improving Foster Care Molly McHenry is a passionate foster care parent and […]
02/04/2020
“I have an exploding heart.” When Hamilton County Probate Court, Judge Ralph Winkler asked if anyone had a “heart so […]
11/22/2019
“Love doesn’t come in a neatly wrapped package. Love is messy…and that’s ok. They needed love and we had love to […]
11/20/2019
Why Not Us? Our Foster Care Journey By Guest Bloggers David and Kelly Ritter Four years ago, we officially began […]
06/23/2018
We’re re-sharing Damien’s story for National Adoption Month! We have an exciting update coming this Friday! Stay tuned! This story […]
06/15/2018
We’re re-sharing Damien’s story for National Adoption Month! We have an exciting update coming this Friday! Stay tuned! This story […]