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Building Trust: CarePortal's Role in Family Stability
with Kim Tulu
32:54
What if the church could prevent foster care instead of just responding to it? Kim Tulu, director of CarePortal in the Roanoke Valley, shares how one platform is connecting urgent family needs to local responders before crisis becomes separation. Each month, 90 to 100 requests come in. Beds, diapers, car repairs. The community meets around 80 percent of them. Every response keeps a kid connected to the people who love them most. Kim's story is rooted in foster care and adoption, and she reminds us that not everyone is called to foster, but everyone can do something. We talk about how small acts build trust, how churches unite to support parents in crisis, and why prevention changes both outcomes and hearts. If you've ever wondered what it looks like for the local church to actually show up for families on the edge, this is it.
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About the Podcast
Rebuilding Life After Addiction is a weekly conversation for anyone walking the long road of recovery, and for the families walking it with them.
Hosted by Justin Franich and Robert Grant, two guys with over 40 years of combined recovery between them. Justin is a former meth addict who went through Teen Challenge in 2005, spent nearly two decades in recovery ministry leadership, and now helps families navigate addiction through content, referrals, and real talk. Robert served 18 years in prison before finding freedom through faith-based recovery. Today he leads family support calls at Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge and brings a perspective that only comes from living it.
Each episode features honest conversations about faith, identity, and what it actually looks like to stay free. Not surface-level recovery talk. Not religious platitudes. Real stories from real people who've been in the pit and climbed out.
Whether you're rebuilding your own life, loving someone who is, or serving in ministry, this podcast is for you.
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