As the leaves turn golden and the festive season approaches, here’s your chance to make a difference with dessert. Forget the hustle of baking or store-hopping; instead, embrace the warmth of giving with Pies for a Purpose. The cherry on top is the impact your purchase makes. Every pie brings with it more than just flavor; $7 from each purchase directly supports the children and families at Cornerstones of Care.

In our short video, follow a pie step-by-step from the purchase of a Pies for A Purpose Certificate to bringing the pie home to a group of friends.

Celebrating National Adoption Month

November is a very special month at Cornerstones of Care – it’s National Adoption Month! This is a time to celebrate people like Malachi and Rachel O'Brien and our very own Nicole Newton for their role in helping foster youth find their forever homes. We also recognize those in the broader community who support children and families and facilitate the adoption process.

Finally, this is our opportunity to remind you of the increased need for foster and adoptive parents, especially for teenagers. There are around 400,000 children in foster care who are currently awaiting a loving foster or adoptive home. Start your journey today by learning more and sharing the links below to continue to raise awareness of this need.

From Foster Care to Finish Line: One Family’s Journey to Adoption

On March 8, 2023, Malachi O’Brien broke a Guinness World Record by running 153 marathons in a row – all to raise awareness for foster care and adoption. The 40-year-old pastor from Peculiar, Mo., holds a doctoral degree in social media and marketing and knows that to get people to pay attention to something, you must be willing to do something a little bit crazy.

Nicole Newton Has Three Reasons to Celebrate National Adoption Month

Nicole Newton is the Director of Resource Family Development at Cornerstones of Care, but her work in foster care and adoption isn’t just part of her job – it's part of her life. Over the years, Nicole has fostered 24 children and is the proud adoptive mother of three now-adult children.

Save the Date! This #GivingTuesday, we’re raising money to purchase brand-new car seats for families in our programs. Many of our car seats are made available to kinship foster families who provide loving homes for children when their biological parents are unable to care for them. Join us on Tuesday, November 29, or make your contribution today to help our families #BuckleUp for a Safe Adventure this winter! 

Gift Gallery and Sponsor-A-Youth shoppers: while there are other drop-off dates, we encourage you to attend the happy hour and drop off your gifts during this time frame.

An Inside Look at IEPs with Training Specialist Katie Ramel

Adolescent Substance Use Counselor Teaches Teens to Manage Substance Misuse Through Music

Getting Real About Workplace Boundaries: Boundaries with Clients

Performance Excellence: What Is It, Why It Matters, And How the PE Team is Taking Cornerstones of Care to the Next Level

Scenes from Around Campus

Top left: Items on an ofrenda from Day of the Dead celebrations; Top right: Behavioral Intervention Support Team (BIST) pumpkin carving contest; Bottom: fall photos from Gillis Campus; Left middle: Ozanam Campus Trick-or-Treating costumes