In Episode 150, Dr. Rick and Phil have a conversation with DJ Jordan, an adoptive parent and a huge advocate for orphaned and vulnerable children, who has worked on congressional staffs and has contributed on Fox News and CNN, among many other things, about:
- DJ’s story and how he developed his passion for orphaned and vulnerable children (3:05)
- Some of the myths and misconceptions about foster care and adoption (11:04)
- The critical importance of healthy fathers in the lives of their children (13:48)
- How we can bring the black community into the conversation surrounding the care of orphaned and vulnerable children at a deeper level (16:15)
- How DJ’s personal experience as a foster parent and advocate has shaped his thoughts about public policy for orphaned and vulnerable children (21:59)
- Effective public/private partnerships with the faith-based community surrounding the care of OVC (28:04)
- How skepticism surrounding the system can be a barrier to people getting involved with foster care and adoption, and what we can do about it (31:35)
- How his church has effectively helped his adoptive family and how he believes they could improve on the care he received (36:12)
- DJ’s recommendations (39:03)
- And much more
Links from the Show
- Episode Transcript
- Link to episode video (with subtitles) – https://youtu.be/B-XDST1brTU
- America’s Kids Belong website – americaskidsbelong.org
- Virginia Kids Belong website — vakidsbelong.org
- Safe Families website – safe-families.org
- CAFO blog – cafo.org/blog
- The Gospel Coalition resources page – resources.thegospelcoalition.org
Resources
- When Helping Hurts, by Brian Fikkert and Steven Corbett
- The Connected Child, by Karyn Purvis
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