Camp Fire is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit youth development organizations, currently serving nearly 300,000 children and youth annually and touching 1 million families annually. Founded in 1910, Camp Fire provides all inclusive, coeducational programs in hundreds of communities across the United States.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising awareness about the tens of thousands of orphans and foster children in the United States and the millions of orphans around the world in need of permanent, safe, and loving homes through adoption; and to eliminating the policy and procedural barriers that hinder these children from realizing their basic right of a family. CCAI, by bringing together Congressional and governmental leaders, is a catalyst for legislative and system change on a macro level for children without families. CCAI was chartered by the U.S. Congress in 2001 to provide public awareness on barriers facing international orphans and children in foster care from having permanent, loving homes. As a non-profit, CCAI works in partnership with the Congressional Coalition of Adoption, the largest bicameral, bipartisan U.S. Congressional Caucus and Congressional leadership in the U.S. Congress.

Responsible for implementing the Presidential Initiative under President George W. Bush at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As a new bipartisan initiative, we worked to level the playing field for grassroot organizations in accessing over 13 billion dollars in funding opportunities at ACF. This was a collaboration with the ACF Assistant Secretary and all ACF executive leadership staff with results accountability to the White House and the Office of Management and Budget. As a Director at our HHS Center, I led our outreach efforts and worked closely with National, State, and Local Governmental leaders to communicate these efforts effectively and broadly. I also was the lead speaker on children’s issues at White House, Federal and State governments, and nonprofit events.➢ HHS Secretary Award for Charitable Choice Workgroup (2004). ➢ ACF Assistant Secretary Award for Child Care Voucher Workgroup (2004).

National consultancy employing effective strategies to engage grassroots constituencies in government partnerships for serving low-income families and communities. Clients included World Vision, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The success of the 1996 Welfare Reform overhaul depended on the willingness of people of faith to help those in need. This book, with corresponding practical workbook by Amy Sherman, was written to provide people of faith with guidance to connect with the felt needs in their communities.