Creating a Family: Talk about Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care A Glimpse Into the History of Creating a Family
Jul 30, 2025
01:00:38
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Join us for a look at where CreatingaFamily.org - and this podcast - began and where we are heading from here. We talk today with Dawn Davenport, the founding Executive Director of the organization, as she prepares to retire from Creating a Family.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Tell us how and why you started Creating a Family. Why start a non-profit?
- Do any significant moments stand out from those early days of setting a path forward?
- Who were the hands-on folks behind the scenes in those early days?
- What were some of your hopes and dreams for this new venture when you started podcasting?
- What were some of your most memorable challenges?
- How has the world of podcasting changed in the 18 years since you launched this one?
- Were there one or two “big fish” you were excited to get?
- How have you seen the Creating a Family podcast impact the families we serve? The professionals?
- What are the most significant challenges you see facing our community of listeners / adoptive, foster, and kinship families in 2025?
- Do you have any lessons you’ll take from this season of your life – as a professional and/or as a parent?
- What are you most excited about for the future of CreatingaFamily.org?
- Do you have any retirement plans?
Please leave us a rating or review. This podcast is produced by www.CreatingaFamily.org. We are a national non-profit with the mission to strengthen and inspire adoptive, foster & kinship parents and the professionals who support them.
Creating a Family brings you the following trauma-informed, expert-based content:
- Weekly podcasts
- Weekly articles/blog posts
- Resource pages on all aspects of family building