Hello,

My name is Samuel Brooks. I’m presently a doctoral student at Walden University. The focus of my research study is on fathers 18 years and older who spent time in foster care as children and are now actively involved with their children. Of particular interest are the potential influences which may have affected their parental involvement. These influences could include: foster fathers, foster mothers, biological parents, relatives, mentors and others.

Research participants would complete a brief survey questionnaire which can be accessed online.  Participants would not be required to answer any questions considered as too personal or inappropriate. Participants are also eligible to receive a $10.00 gift card as compensation. All  participants are protected by the ethical and confidentiality requirements as specified by Walden University.

Interested parties may contact:

Samuel L. Brooks

sbroo001@waldenu.edu

708-283-8123

Thank you.

Jennifer Flamini

I received a wonderful  letter from a foster dad.  The letter offers both words of encouragement as well as a demonstration of   human kindness that I am honored to witness and share with you.  Thank you Bishop Hodges for your message of hope, love and faith in us.

My dear sister,

my name is Bishop H.L.Hodges, my wife and I have been foster parents for years. We first started in Los Angeles, Ca and upon moving back home, to Pensacola, Fl we cont. to do the same. My heart as always been for the children of the world, they struggle with life and it’s problems, while just looking for someone to tell them, “YOU CAN MAKE IT”! I was moved by your own personal story, and decide to write you about mine. Although i grew up in a home surrounded by two brothers and a sister, a mom that worked 16 hr. a day,  I still did not have the much needed father figure, but l learned to become a man from a woman that showed me how to be one.

My wife and I have been married for 36 yr. although we never had any kids of our own, we “Adopted 6 kids that we use to foster”. they are all grown now, and have their own families,  I still fuss, and I still LOVE THEM, just as much as I have always done. That the job of a “Father” not a dad, for any man can be a dad, but, there are few that can be counted and “Father’s”. If there was any one that I wished could have been my daughter, my wife and I wish it could have been you. I hope that all your efforts to help other’s, will be rewarded, for I can feel in my heart that you have a passion for what you are doing to help those that struggle, just as you have struggled!!!!!!

My wife and I are not as young as we use to be, L.O.L. I learned how to write that from my youngest girl, but, if we can encourge your group, and please tell them this one thing for us please, “NEVER, EVER, GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAMS”.

Thank you for letting a old man talk to you.

Bishop H.L.Hodges
Life Changing Ministries AFH Church
non-denomonational