05/20/2026
May is Foster Care Awareness Month; a time to pause, reflect, and lift up the young people whose journeys have required courage, faith, and resilience.
The SHINE program believes every youth aging out of care deserves more than a system; they deserve a community. A circle of people who see their light, speak life into their future, and walk with them as they step into adulthood.
Many young adults leave care without the support others rely on. But when we surround them with love, guidance, and spiritual grounding, we help them discover their purpose, their strength, and the truth that they are never meant to walk alone.
This month, we honor their stories and recommit to being that circle; a source of hope, belonging, and possibility.
Every young person deserves to be held, uplifted, and reminded that they are loved by God and their life has meaning.