EPISODE 031: Loving Children You May Have to Let Go with Crystal Barker

You might think of foster care as a way to help children in crisis. What we don't always see is everything that happens after a child enters a foster home.As a single mother, Crystal Barker opened her home to children she hoped to keep safe, knowing the goal was always reunification. She navigated licensing, court hearings, caseworkers, unexpected setbacks, and the emotional reality of loving children she might one day have to let go.Now Crystal offers an honest look at how the foster care system works, what foster parents actually do, and why supporting children often means supporting their families too.