Executive director of FosterAll Lou Moore, LCPC Parent Ed director Anne Bierling, and FosterAll director of Foster Care Programs Kathy Hernandez at the 2020 Parent Ed Gala at Oakmont Country Club.
In February, LCPC Parent Education held its annual gala with LCPC ministry partner FosterAll. The event celebrated the Parent Education program, showing gratitude for its team and supporters, as well as highlighting LA’s foster care crisis. Both Parent Ed and FosterAll were thrilled with the generous donations grossing over $150,000 for both ministries combined.
Last December, the Parent Education team started praying the verse from Malachi 3:10 asking God to “open the floodgates” for its 2020 gala Loving Mercy, Restoring Lives. Those prayers were heard and the gala was a miraculous success! Because of the generosity of the attendees, Parent Education was able to help raise over $72,000 for FosterAll (formerly Child S.H.A.R.E.). The mission of FosterAll is to recruit prospective foster parents from faith communities and provide ongoing support to these families so they can provide safe and loving homes for the thousands of children who have been abused and neglected. They guide parents through successful foster/adopt journeys and create a community of support not only for the children but for the whole family as well.
Lou Moore, executive director of FosterAll, said in response to the outpouring, “Thank you, and especially to Anne [Bierling] for her compassion for children and guiding wisdom for parents, both of which resonate with FosterAll’s values. We are humbled to have been chosen as the charity for Parent Ed’s gala.”
Those who wish to learn more about FosterAll and help it continue its work can visit the FosterAll website www.fosterall.org. Foster children and their families have been especially at risk during the pandemic. Donations can still be made to FosterAll by sending checks to FosterAll at 1544 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91201.
Donors may also contribute to LCPC Parent Education by sending checks to LCPC Parent Ed at 626 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada, CA 91011. Donations can be made to its general fund, the Cathy and Christopher Erskine Compassion Memorial, or the Founders Scholarship Fund created in honor of Parent Ed founders Anne Latte Krach, Claudia Zentmyer, and Gail Hanson.
As LCPC Parent Education looks forward to its 42nd year, it embraces new challenges but prepares for another year of learning and growing together. Registration is now open for fall classes for parents of children ages 0-18. Anyone registering by Aug. 1 will receive a $75 early bird discount. Best practices will be implemented per COVID-19 mandates.
Read more about classes, instructors and schedule on the website www.lacanadapc.org/parented. Scholarships and payment plans available online.
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Amanda BAUGHMAN
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