Media & Press

At Foster Source, we provide foster parents with the essential support that they deserve, no matter their circumstances. Foster Source is creating a world where trauma-informed trainings, services and resources are helping foster parents foster better and foster longer. For media requests, please contact Renee Bernhard at renee@fostersource.org.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

The Kathie J Show – May 2022

There’s so much that goes into being a foster parent. Renee Bernhard, the Founder and Executive Director for Foster Source, shares more about how they help local kids who are in the foster care system. She also shares her personal story of being a foster parent.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Voyage Denver: Inspiring Conversations – February 2022

The heart of our mission at VoyageDenver is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our city. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some of the Denver’s finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the city’s incredibly deep talent pool.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

9NEWS: Kyle Clark Word of Thanks – October 2021

9News offers up a “Word of Thanks” every week during Next with Kyle Clark – it’s a chance to highlight small and medium non-profits doing crucial work in Colorado.

The routine is simple. Each week, Kyle presents a new organization he’d like to highlight and asks you to consider just a $5 donation. He won’t share any cause that he won’t donate to himself and will match the first fifty donations of $5 every time.  Visit our Word of Thanks page here.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

CO4Kids: Foster Care Journeys – June 2021

Watch as Foster Source hosts this panel on behalf of the Colorado Department of Human Services as we hear from four Colorado foster parents who share what inspired them to become foster parents and what they’ve learned along the journey.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Fostering Great Ideas: Foster Friday Live – June 2021

We get the absolute joy of talking with Renee of Foster Source about her foster care experience and what she wishes she knew when she was just getting started. What is it that new foster parents really need to know? What is it that those considering foster care need to be prepared for?
Renee is an expert – spreading awareness, providing education, offering support and encouragement to foster parents through her incredible work.
March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

CO4Kids: You Know You’re a Foster Parent When… – April 2021

Watch as Foster Source hosts this panel on behalf of the Colorado Department of Human Services as we hear from three Colorado foster parents who share common experiences, unexpected surprises and the resources they lean on for support.
March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

CO4Kids: Fostering During The Pandemic – February 2021

The pandemic has impacted everyone, including foster families. Foster parents continue to provide a safe home and stability to kids amidst unknown circumstances and health concerns. Foster Source hosts this panel for the Colorado Department of Human Services featuring three Colorado foster parents as they share their joys and struggles and discuss how they have navigated these challenging times.
March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Profound Effects on the Foster Care System – Miss Mayhem – January 2021

Thank you, Ms. Mayhem, for including our perspective in your article spotlighting foster care during the pandemic! Thank you, foster parents, for continuing to foster during these extra challenging times.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Colorado Group Working To Get Special License Plate – Fox 31 KDVR – December 2020

Thank you FOX31 KDVR.com for helping us promote our license plate initiative in partnership with Chaz Tedesco.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Denver-area Group Begins petition For New Group Special License Plate – The Denver Gazette –  December 2020

Thank you, The Denver Gazette, for helping us promote our application for a special license plate for foster care in Colorado in partnership with Chaz Tedesco!

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Shoutout Colorado: Meet Renee Bernhard – October 2020

“We had the good fortune of connecting with Renee Bernhard and we’ve shared our conversation here.”

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

National Foster Parent Association: Coffee with Caregivers – October 2020

This extraordinary conversation is with Renee Bernhard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Foster Source, about focusing our efforts on the caregiver.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Uplift: Relief Services During COVID-19, The Lion Project – August 2020

Abuse and neglect don’t stop for a pandemic.  In partnership with The Lion Project, we offer this glimpse into our programming during these challenging times.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Foster Source Provides Much-Needed Resources to Foster Families, KOAA News – June 2020

Foster Source, a non-profit agency, provides free freezer meals and other much-needed items to foster families in Colorado Springs on June 13, 2020.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

The Faces of Foster Care – Colorado Parent Magazine – May 2020

For years, Colorado has faced a shortage of families willing and able to care for children whose homes became unsafe for them. These four families stepped up and said yes.

March 2020 Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine

Stabilizing Force, Wartburg College Magazine – MARCH 16, 2020

How the Bernhards found Wartburg and each other…

Out of Abundance - Foster Source, Orchard Living Magazine – January 2020

Out of Abundance – Foster Source, Orchard Living Magazine – January 2020

For foster and kinship parents, the journey is tough. Fostering a child can be a very scary, yet rewarding process. A process that local nonprofit Foster Source is looking to improve.

Out of Abundance - Foster Source, Orchard Living Magazine – January 2020

Couple Starts Nonprofit To Help Colorado Foster Parents, CBS4 News – May 17, 2019

After Renee and Brian Bernhardt decided to become foster parents, Adams County placed a one-month-old baby in their home. They held that infant in their arms for less than 24 hours before realizing they wanted to adopt him. Now the baby is 6 and they are a family of five as they also have two biological children and they are running a nonprofit called Foster Source which provides support to other foster parents.

Kites For Kids

Kites for Kids Event – May 6, 2018

Foster Source partnered with Adams County Foster Care to provide this event in recognition of National Foster Care Month.

Foster Care Legislation Testimony, April 10, 2018

Foster Source Executive Director Renee Bernhard testifies at the Colorado State Capitol in favor of proposed legislation that would give foster parents priority to childcare assistance, keep children in care in their school of orgin if possible, and would allow foster parents to learn more about the background of the case.

Colorado Heart Gallery Fair

Commerce City Sentinel, July 2017

Foster Source hosted a foster care recruitment and retention day in Commerce City that also hosted the Colorado Heart Gallery.

Blog Post: The Day I Stopped Judging My Son’s Birth Mom, May 2017

Foster Source Executive Director Renee Bernhard blogged about a tender moment she experienced with her son’s birth mom. The blog post was published by both http://www.co4kids.org/ and http://www.scarymommy.com/ Click here to read the post: http://co4kids.org/community/day-i-stopped-judging-my-son’s-birth-mom.