by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 7, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah Home News, News
Just what is an auxiliary board, you ask? Great question! At Hephzibah, auxiliary boards are groups of volunteers who collectively raise funds and increase awareness in the wider community – all in support of Hephzibah’s mission. Our three auxiliary boards...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Jul 11, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees, Hephzibah in the Community, News
Inside every young adult lies the potential to become a future leader. Here at Hephzibah, we believe in empowering and supporting youth to help them become the next generation of leaders. Last year, Hephzibah learned of an important mentorship opportunity that does...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Jun 21, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees
For nearly 40 years, Hephzibah Children’s Association has played a pioneering role in the effort to build a foster-care system that supports and affirms LGBTQ+ caregivers and youth. A New Era for LGBTQ+ Equality  By Susan Reich In the decades that followed the...
by Ellen Riggsbee | May 10, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees
Right now, in the United States, there are almost 400,000 children in foster care. While it’s meant to be a temporary living situation for children in danger of abuse and neglect, the foster care system is complicated and it can take years for a child to settle in a...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Apr 20, 2023 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, Hephzibah Employees
April 16 – 22 is National Volunteer Week, and is an opportunity to shine a light on the importance of volunteering nationwide. Here at Hephzibah, we take time this week to honor our volunteers that work hard to support Hephzibah, and to keep children safe. When...
by Ellen Riggsbee | Sep 8, 2022 | Foster Care, Hephzibah, News
Keith Elkins – Once a Hephzibah Kid, Always a Hephzibah Kid It began in 1935 when two distressed parents—financially strapped and broken in spirit by the relentless hardships of the Great Depression—were forced to accept the devastating reality that they could not...
