Chris’s Story – Family Finding

In 2008 Tarrant County Child Protective Services engaged NewDay Services to help them find fathers and extended family members to help bring better outcomes for the children in their care. The task was and continues to be a challenge, but NewDay’s expertise in teaching and mentoring fathers, and finding extended families brings additional placement alternatives to child welfare.

 YouTube- Chris’s Story  
Meet one of the many fathers NewDay has helped reconnect with their children in foster care. This father’s child had been removed from the child’s mother, who had custody. When Chris was found and informed — his world turned upside down… He had grown up in foster care… Was history destined to repeat itself? See how Chris responded to this life-changing event and how his determination effects not only his daughter, but her  half-brother as well…