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On March 10, 2022 the Katelyn’s Fund Support Group heard from Dana Visser, an occupational therapist from Sioux Center Health.  They discussed the power of sensory input in their children’s lives.  They also assembled a Take-A-Break Kit for times when de-escalating is needed (see images below for reference). Feel free to watch the zoom recording HERE. The organizations/speakers/businesses are sharing from their own personal experience(s).  Katelyn’s Fund doesn’t directly endorse any of them. Reminder – Next support meeting will be help on...

At the January Katelyn’s Fund Support meeting, individuals directly connected with international adoption, Foster Care, and Safe Families shared personal experiences and knowledge about how to get involved if you are feeling led into one of these three areas of care.  According to Nicole Van Ginkle, Social Worker with Holt International, international adoptions have decreased in number over the past few years but continues to be an avenue for individuals who would like to adopt. The adoption...

THANK YOU!! Wow! What a day! They Holy Spirit was present and moving yesterday at Katelyn’s Fund Orphan Sunday! 1. Thank you to Clayton & Connie Johnson and family for blessing us with your presence and your testimony. It was moving and inspiring! Thank you for your honesty and willingness to answer questions and share who Jesus is to you and how you have seen Him move in your family. 2. Thank you to all the beautiful families that came yesterday to join...

“As we sit in this place of grief, our hearts cry out to Him and the promises He makes. He tells us that He is able to immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, that He is close to the broken hearted, and that we are to learn to seek justice and care for the least of these. “FROM SHEILA DEJONG AND THE KATELYN’S FUND BOARD Race. Reconciliation. Relationships. Redemption. Words are important, words matter, they can build or destruct, and sometimes...