A Chosen child.
brain. Evidenced based tools,
techniques & curriculum are offered by
by professionals at Chosen Care.
Families are referred to Chosen Care
from other foster or adoptive parents,
mental health professionals or child
placing agencies. Chosen Care served
350 individuals in 2017, a number
which grew to 800 in 2018. Despite
being located in New Braunfels, they
serve the San Antonio region and plan
to open a San Antonio location in 2019.
Some of the most difficult situations
are kinship placements, where grandparents
or other family members are
unexpectedly called upon to take in
relatives’ children.
“It’s just a knock on the door or a
phone call saying, ‘we’re dropping them
off tomorrow,’ with no understanding
how trauma has affected the child and
little resources. Ninety percent of the
families that come to us are in crisis,”
Lord said. “But we are here and ready
to help prevent crisis from happening.”
Chosen children.
Each family who comes to Chosen
Care is assessed for trauma. The first
goal is to understand the child’s story
and what is going on, Lord said.
Chosen Care’s licensed professionals
create a customized Trauma Action
Plan® and course of action to meet the
needs of the home.
A case manager intensively
analyzes the complex issues and
connects clients to resources necessary
to address the holistic needs of
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“ Remembering that a united family is the basic
unit of our society. Chosen Care is not only
uniting the fatherless with loving caring
parents, but Chosen Care is equipping them
with the skill sets to help these innocent
children heal from past neglect and abuse. This
healing allows the children once destined for
despair to have an opportunity to live a fruitful
life and break the devastating cycles associated
with being fatherless. I personally invite you to
join our company in supporting
the efforts of Chosen Care.”
John Raimondo, D.C. CEO Pulmonair
the child and family. Is there an
underlying marital issue? Are the
biological kids struggling and need
counseling? Is there a sensory
processing disorder that would
benefit from occupational therapy?
Counseling alone is not sufficient in
most cases. They also offer parent
coaching, providing a mentor who has
been there, understands and can
specifically equip with the right tools
and techniques to help them connect
with their children. The Chosen Care
website posts information as well as
free monthly training webinars accessible
to community members.
“The ultimate goal of this support is
that child placement doesn’t break
down. We want zero failed adoptions,
zero failed placements,” Lord said. “We
are trying to stop the bleeding people
can’t see from the outside.”
In what she calls “The Chosen
Effect,” in the last two years, no family
who has utilized Chosen Care’s
services for at least six months has
dissolved their placement. She defines
a “healed” family as one in which the
child and the parent both have a
secure, healthy attachment.
Compelled by Chosen Care’s story?
Volunteer, give or contact them if you
need help or know someone who does.
Chosen Care will host a Child Trauma
Workshop January 26, 2019, for
families and child welfare professionals.
Content includes: how a child
heals from the heart, sensory processing
issues, and how to strengthen your
marriage in the midst of trauma.
All donations will be doubled
through the end of the year. Let’s end
the crisis of broken relationships in
foster care families. Because a child
can never have too many people to
love them!
www.chosen.care
351 Main Plaza, New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 455-0101
Be A Light.
Donate. Every dollar that comes into Chosen
Care by the end of this year will be doubled!
Prayerfully consider giving on an ongoing
basis in 2019 as they open an office in San
Antonio. Volunteer. Be a part of keeping
a family together. Tell Your Church. Let the
leadership of your church know about this
amazing resource. Pray. That foster and
adoptive parents will find the help they need
at Chosen Care to heal and remain a family.
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