Episode 282: How to Serve When Your Home is Full (w/ Hanna Thrower)

What should I do if I have a heart for the foster care community, but I can’t open my home to foster right now?

We hear this question often. Sometimes it comes from individuals who have fostered before and are simply in a season where they need to pause. Other times we hear it from people who don’t feel called to foster, but still have a deep passion to support vulnerable children and families. No matter which group you fall into, there are so many meaningful roles you can step into to make a difference.

Today, we want to highlight one such role—and a foster parent who stepped into this role when her home was at capacity.

We’re honored to introduce you to one of our TFI Advocates, Hanna Thrower. Hanna is a dedicated TFI Advocate serving Butler County, Alabama. Her heart for foster care began at a young age, and since then Hanna and her husband, Caleb, have fostered over 20 children, welcomed one adopted child into their family, and are raising three biological children.

In this episode, Hanna shares about her foster care journey, how she got started as an Advocate and earned the trust of her local agency, advice she would give someone considering the role of a TFI Advocate, and much more.

Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/hanna-thrower-282/