Foster Love; Power of Love

Meet Amber

This wonderful human is the face behind Foster Love. They are a non profit that's mission is to provide basic needs and opportunities for child and families impacted by foster care so they can feel confident, empowered and valued.

It all started with a little boy in 2007. Amber and her husband, Matt are foster parents. I believe their first placement was a little boy and all he had was a trash bag with a few worn out clothes and plastic eggs that were considered toys. This sparked her and found out that this was the norm, she felt that we need to show these children love and as a community, we need to do better.

SHE WAS NEVER QUITE READY. BUT SHE WAS BRAVE.

AND THE UNIVERSE LISTENS TO BRAVE.

This group of women work hard and show their love for children. They are constantly showing up and helping children and families by planning fun events and shopping days which we see. But what we don't see is the many hours of processing items from collection drives, the hours of work to setup volunteers and the hard work sharing their cause is. It is not a part time ordeal, it is a lifestyle that must be supported. Foster Love has grown and evolved in the last 3 years since I started documenting it with them.

Kyle Bullock

Guest Speaker, Kyle Bullock, grew up in IL. He shared his story and experiences. Recently, he spoke on the panel of Academy of Adoptions and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys conference and also worked with NBC to produce Finding Identity, Growing up a Transracial Adoptee in order to explain his adoption journey and his experiences growing up and finding his birth mother.