Episodes
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Foster/Adoption Series - the Ingham Family
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Welcome to our Community Outreach podcast series on Foster Care and Adoption! Woodridge does a lot in this space and we wanted to give you insight into some of the people and organizations that work to serve this vulnerable area in our community.
Today, we will focus on highlighting one of our own– the Ingham family – who have been foster parents for several years -and have such wisdom to share.
Listen to our other foster/adopt podcasts to hear about another Woodridge family – the Bathursts – and to learn about some organizations that we partner with, and the work being done in our community through The Riverside Project, J’s House, our NE Houston Foster Closet Collaborative, and Arrow Child and Family Ministries.
Find out more information about how you can serve and other mission/outreach opportunities at www.woodridge.org/missions or email Heather at hwolf@woodridge.org.
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Foster/Adoption Series - J's House with Marla Wortman and Nanette Lynch
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Welcome to our podcast series on foster care and adoption! Woodridge does a lot in this space and we wanted to give you insight into some of the people and organizations that work to serve this vulnerable area in our community.
Today, we will hear from Marla Wortman, Executive Director, and Nanette Lynch, Board Member, of J's House. J's House is a Residential Treatment Center for boys in Foster Care that is in the process of opening up in our community. Learn more about J's House at https://jshouse.org.
Tune in for past and future episodes to hear about two Woodridge families and learn about organizations that we partner with and the work being done in our community through those partners.
Find out more information about how you can serve and other mission/outreach opportunities at www.woodridge.org/missions or email Heather at hwolf@woodridge.org.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Welcome to our podcast series on foster care and adoption! Woodridge does a lot in this space and we wanted to give you insight into some of the people and organizations that work to serve this vulnerable area in our community.
Today, we will hear from Mireya Scholes (Atascocita Community Church) and Ruth Foster (West Lake Church). Mireya and Ruth both have different backgrounds within the foster care space and now collaborate with each other and churches with their Resource Closet for vulnerable families. We collaborate to help families with our own N.E. Houston Foster Closet here at Woodridge and work with these amazing ladies to help families affected by foster care.
For more information about our own N.E. Houston Foster Closet on its Facebook page, click here. Its a great place to find our Amazon Wish List, current needs, and volunteer opportunities.
Tune in for past and future episodes to hear about two Woodridge families and learn about some organizations that we partner with and the work being done in our community through those partners.
Find out more information about how you can serve and other mission/outreach opportunities at www.woodridge.org/missions or email Heather at hwolf@woodridge.org.
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Foster/Adoption Series - Chandler James with The Riverside Project
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Welcome to our podcast series on foster care and adoption! Woodridge does a lot in this space and we wanted to give you insight into some of the people and organizations that work to serve this vulnerable area in our community.
Today, we will hear from Chandler James, Director of Church Mobilization, with The Riverside Project (TRP). TRP is a collaborative network of agencies, churches, nonprofits, school districts and passionate individuals working together to transform the foster care system in Houston. For more information about TRP, visit their website at www.riversideproject.org or email Chandler James at chandler@riversideproject.org.
You can also view TRP video explaining the concept of the River by clicking here.
Tune in for past and future episodes to hear about two Woodridge families and learn about some organizations that we partner with and the work being done in our community through those partners.
Find out more information about how you can serve and other mission/outreach opportunities at www.woodridge.org/missions or email Heather at hwolf@woodridge.org.
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Foster/Adoption Series - the Bathurst Family
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Welcome to our Community Outreach podcast series on Foster Care and Adoption! Woodridge does a lot in this space and we wanted to give you insight into some of the people and organizations that work to serve this vulnerable area in our community.
Today, we will focus on highlighting one of our own– the Bathurst family – who have adopted five kids throughout the last few years. Chris serves as a board member for AIM Adoptions and Jennifer leads our Foster/Adopt Support group here at the church. Take a listen and hear their story.
Tune in for future episodes to hear about another Woodridge family – the Ingham family – and to learn about some organizations that we partner with, and the work being done in our community through The Riverside Project, J’s House, our NE Houston Foster Closet Collaborative, and Arrow Child and Family Ministries.
Find out more information about how you can serve and other mission/outreach opportunities at www.woodridge.org/missions or email Heather at hwolf@woodridge.org.
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Learn more about Mission Northeast through this interview with Pam Dickson, Executive Director of Mission Northeast, and Woodridge member and Volunteer/Operations Coordinator, Angie Settegast. Woodridge supports Mission Northeast with monthly financial support and volunteers for their many programs.
You can learn more about our other partnerships and local outreach work at our website - woodridge.org/missions.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Community Outreach Podcast - Operation Christmas Child with Vera Clark
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Learn more about Operation Christmas Child through this interview with Woodridge Member and OCC Regional Coordinator, Vera Clark. This year we were able to pack over 1,100 boxes at our church wide packing party. Thank you Woodridge in supporting this program with your time and resources.
You can learn more about our other partnerships and local outreach work at our website - woodridge.org/missions.
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Community Outreach - Upward with Chris Seely, Children’s Minister
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Learn more about our Upward program through this interview with Woodridge Children's Minster and Upward Director, Chris Seely. Our Upward program serves close to 500 kids each season through basketball and volleyball and it's a great outreach and ministry for the entire community. You can learn more about the program and volunteer opportunities by contacting Chris Seely here.
You can learn more about our other partnerships and local outreach work at our website - woodridge.org/missions.
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Community Outreach - LifeLine Pregnancy Care Center
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Learn more about LifeLine Pregnancy Care Center through this interview with Woodridge member and Founder, Terry Wright. We have partnered with LifeLine through the Baby Bottle Bank fundraiser and will be working with them as they open a satellite office in Humble on Mondays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm. The satellite office will be located at Family Promise and is a collaboration between LifeLine, Community Pregnancy Center (mobile bus) and Family Promise. You can learn more about LifeLine at https://www.lifelinepcc.net/. You can contact LifeLine or Heather Wolf to volunteer.
You can learn more about our other partnerships and local outreach work at our website - woodridge.org/missions.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Community Outreach - Family Promise
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Learn more about Family Promise through this interview with Jessica Penney, Executive Director. We partner with Family Promise as they seek to support families struggling with homelessness. You can find information on Family Promise of Lake Houston at https://fplh.org.
You can learn more about our other partnerships and local outreach work at our website - woodridge.org/missions.