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20 families rejected a baby with Down Syndrome until a single gay man adopted her (lgbtqnation.com)

Photo: Screenshots To read more of Bil Browning's article, please click here. Italian Luca Trapanese, a gay Catholic single father, is also a hero – at least to his daughter, Alba. Trapanese adopted Alba, who has Down syndrome, after her mother abandoned her and 20 other families rejected her. Trapanese and his partner spoke often about adopting a child with disabilities, but after they broke up, he faced even more difficulties with the Italian legal system. At the time, single parents...

Methodists urge ministers to avoid gendered terms like husband & wife (lgbtqnation.com)

New York, NY, USA-December 28, 2019 A Untied Methodist Church with a Pride Flag showing support for the LGBT community Photo: Shutterstock To read more of Bil Browning's article, please click here. The Methodist Church UK has issued an inclusive language guide that urges church officials and lay people to update terminology to be more welcoming. “As Christians, we need to have the courage for conversations that can sometimes be difficult, to recognise that we sometimes exclude people, to...

This mom perfectly explains what being gay is to her 4-year-old (lgbtqnation.com)

Sweet little Ellie Photo: Screenshot/TikTok To read more of Bil Browning's article, please click here. Meredith York Carter’s TikTok video has gone viral with millions of views and tens of thousands of comments. Users are celebrating her simple explanation about what it means to be gay to her four-year-old daughter, Ellie. As one user replied, “Every parent who says, ‘How do you explain this to a child’ needs to watch this video.” Mom captioned the video with the phrase, “The mind of a...

Educate your communities to Stop CSA.

Husnain, 8, was trapped in the mosque by the religious teacher, and the matter was reported to Children Lifeline Trust by a citizen residing on the same street as the mosque. During the investigation, it was determined that the child had followed his elder brother to the mosque to offer the Friday prayer, and when the Friday prayer was completed, the religious teacher caught him and handed him some chocolates, so he could stay in the mosque and he can try his plan to abuse the 8-year-old...

Building Resilience is a Team Effort that Starts Early

“YES!” was the response of Gaile Osborne, executive director of Foster Family Alliance of North Carolina (FFANC), when asked for input on a new program to help foster and kinship care families learn how to support the brain development of young children. “I love these Brain Insights materials. How soon can we start?” said Osborne upon receiving the "The First 60 Days ” booklet on myths about newborns and their caregivers and the eight “ Neuro-Nurturing ” ringed books. The materials delivered...

ACE True Healing Conference 2024 [acehealing.org]

Adverse Childhood Experiences: From Screening to True Healing April 20th, 2024 Unresolved childhood trauma underlies some of the most pressing social issues of our day including homelessness, drug overdoses, obesity, loneliness, falling lifespan and crime. GOAL The goal of this conference is to bring together medical professionals, mental health professionals, faith leaders, community leaders, and government leaders to provide actionable solutions that result in true healing for those with...

New domestic violence documentary

COPE24 will be releasing our fifth documentary very soon. We have titled it "Domestic Violence. Kid Are Victims Too." We will be partnering up with Alisa Devine, publisher on dv. You can access a trailer of this work at www.cope24.com

Seasonal trauma-informed resource... Reflections: Advent and the Work of Mirror Ministries

Reflections: Advent and the Work of Mirror Ministries invites you into a transformative journey that melds the rich themes of Advent with the powerful mission of Mirror Ministries. Founded on faith and fueled by compassion, Mirror Ministries has grown from humble roots into a beacon of hope, dedicated to responding to domestic minor sex trafficking with the love of Christ. The name "Mirror Ministries" bears a profound significance, rooted in both scriptural imagery and the organization's...

California Gov. Newsom signs law fast-tracking affordable housing on surplus land owned by churches, colleges (foxnews.com)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento on March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) To read more of the Associated Press' article, please click here. Gavin Newsom has signed two laws to fast-track low-income housing in California, a state that makes up almost a third of America’s homeless population. One of the signed laws will allow California developers to bypass many costly and lengthy rules to build affordable housing on surplus land owned by colleges and religious...

Healing the Generations - Historic, Two-Day Event Virtual Event On Trauma, Race, and The Body

Presented by Clifford Beers Community Care Center, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and KPJR Films, Healing the Generations is a two-day conference which brings together trauma-informed authors, leaders, and changemakers whose work focuses on resilience, trauma, and anti-racism. REGISTER HERE Collectively, we recognize the health implications that grief, loss, political unrest, and racial trauma have on the human body. We are convinced that in our families, communities, and ancestors,...

Empathy: Can It Make The Difference?

Emotion has an enormous impact on imprinting memory in our brains. I had an experience when I was 6 years old that included emotion and I have the memory of it all of these many years later. It was a 6 year old birthday sleepover party. There were 7 girls invited that lived near each other and played together most days. A girl new to the neighborhood was invited only due to the requirement of the birthday girl’s mother. I was also invited. I lived a block away but did play with these girls...

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