by jgaynor | Sep 5, 2017 | Articles, Champions, News
The menu for today is rack of lamb served with roasted asparagus, glazed carrots and quinoa, with a berry trifle for dessert. You might think you’re dining in a five star restaurant, but this menu was developed and prepared by the UMFS Charterhouse School culinary... 
by jgaynor | May 9, 2017 | Articles, Champions
MARK SMITH has been working hard to create a bright future for himself. “I don’t want to be another statistic,” he reflects. Many of the statistics for youth in foster care are grim. Nationally, only 50 percent of foster youth complete high school by age 18, and less... 
by jgaynor | Oct 6, 2016 | Articles, Champions
Ann Baker first connected with UMFS through her church in 2002, but her passion for serving highrisk children dates back to her experience working as an art teacher for a junior high school in North Carolina in 1975. “In those days, schools were at a low point in... 
by webstrat | Jul 5, 2016 | Articles, Champions
On a Sunday morning this past spring at a small Methodist church 21-year-old Andrea stepped up to the pulpit to read an open letter from a mother about her children. Deliberately, Andrea read the mother’s words: “I was the last person you’d think would become a foster... by webstrat | Jul 5, 2016 | Articles, Champions
On a Sunday morning this past spring at a small Methodist church 21-year-old Andrea stepped up to the pulpit to read an open letter from a mother about her children. Deliberately, Andrea read the mother’s words: “I was the last person you’d think would become a foster... 
by jgaynor | Apr 19, 2016 | Articles, Champions
WHEN HE WAS IN FIRST GRADE, Alex’s principal would send him to a converted storage closet called the crisis room—a lot. Alex would get 30 minutes in the crisis room for standing on a chair in class. Tearing papers in class warranted hours in the crisis room. School...