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  • Letter from the executive director

    Hope Begins When Someone Shows Up

    Every day across the Archdiocese, I witness something sacred: the quiet, often unnoticed ways that hope is born — not through grand gestures but through simple acts of kindness.

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    Kathy Fowler Executive Director
Winter 2026 Newsletter

Shepherds Watch

In Winter 2026 Shepherd’s Watch, meet Stephanie—one foster mom who refused to let a traumatized teen be moved. When a door opens, hope begins again.

Latest Stories

Meet the families and foster parents behind the stories, and see how Good Shepherd helps children find safety, support, and belonging.

  • Featured Story

    Hope Grows When You Meet Children Where They Are

    For Liz and Bill, fostering through Catholic Charities ministry Marygrove, a Children and Family Support service line partner of Good Shepherd, has meant opening their hearts, reuniting siblings and learning to meet children right where they are. Along the way, they’ve witnessed powerful transformations, not only in their foster children, but in themselves, too.