Empowering those who feel powerless in the child welfare system.

Don’t go it alone. Our team is ready to come alongside you.

100% of children in the child welfare system have been impacted by trauma, which creates unique challenges for the families and the system caring for them.

We guide you through the complexities of the system, using best practices and insights from years of experience. Transforming your sense of hopelessness today into a plan of hope for tomorrow.

Stop surviving. Start thriving. 

After decades of fostering, adoption, and working within the system, we provide guidance regarding best practices. But listening to your story is always the first step in our process. Then we create a customized plan specific to your situation with our team of experienced supporters. In the chaos and hardships of your life, we offer hope and peace. 

Help is only one conversation away.

  • 100%

    of children in the child welfare system are dealing with trauma

  • 5X

    more likely that children in the child welfare system will have behavioral issues

  • 90%

    of foster families quit after one year if they don’t have ongoing support

Our Solution

Difficulty with the agency or challenging behaviors with your child? 

We help you decide if you need an attorney, connect you to resources, help navigate the system, and even prepare you to testify.

Are you a leader in the system?

We help you craft needed policy changes, deal with sibling placement challenges, improve retention rates, and prepare you to testify.

Are you a leader at a church or school? 

We help you create a program to accommodate children impacted by trauma, train your team, and bring best practices to your organization.

  • 4,000+

    families we have helped over the years

  • 150+

    agency professionals we have helped get better outcomes

  • 5,000+

    people we have trained in trauma-based care

  • “The agency was trying to take our child and put them into an unsafe environment. She gave me advice on what to do, coached me on how to testify, and even testified on my behalf. Thank you!”

  • “Loryn’s training was not only informative, but incredibly encouraging. Our school now has the confidence to help kids from hard places –- without disrupting our classrooms.”

  • “Our church has struggled with how to deal with children who have experienced trauma. Loryn trained our team, developed our program, and has been there every step along the way.”

  • “As a professional in the child welfare system, tapping into Loryn’s insights, experience, and knowledge has allowed us to make policy changes to help us meet our outcomes, while helping our kids and families.”

  • “There is no one like her. She’s a trusted guide and driving force for improvement in a system with many challenges.”

  • “As a lawyer, I have seen how Loryn’s expertise has prepared many of my clients to testify in difficult hearings.”

3 Steps to Creating Your Plan to Deal with the Chaos

Step 1: Let’s Talk

Assess your needs, identify the problems, and walk through the options.

Step 2: Set Goals and Create a Customized Plan

Build a timeline and determine next steps to get you where you want to go.

Step 3: Implement the Plan

Ongoing communication, encouragement, and support every step along the way.

Why We Do What We Do

Our faith compels us, our compassion to help kids motivates us, and wanting the system to have a trauma informed approach drives us.

How We Do What We Do

WE HELP PARENTS

Feel like it’s you against the system? Is trauma holding you hostage? Feel like you're stuck? Don’t go it alone. We’ll assess your needs, identify the problems, and walk through the options. We help you decide if you need an attorney, connect you to resources, help navigate the system, and even prepare you to testify. So you can be heard, protect your family, and have a clear path forward.

WE HELP LEADERS IN THE SYSTEM

Feel like the system could be better? Frustrated with constantly reacting versus being proactive? We help you craft needed policy changes, deal with sibling placement challenges, improve retention rates, and prepare you to testify. We help you pursue better ideas to achieve better outcomes.

WE HELP LEADERS AT CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS

Not sure how to accommodate kids who have experienced trauma? Concerned about the safety of other children and your staff? We help you create a program to accommodate children impacted by trauma, train your team, and bring best practices to your organization. So you can help them, while maintaining a safe environment.

Who We Are

Loryn Smith has 35 years of experience in the child welfare system, working both professionally and personally to impact the lives of children in our area. Loryn is the mother of 20 children, 12 of whom were adopted through the child welfare system. Over the last 32 years, Loryn and her husband Thad have fostered over 100 children. Learn more here.