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Lehigh County
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Meet the county staff
Trista's journey to Keystone Family Alliance started to take shape back in January of 2004. She was newly wed, fresh out of college with a teaching degree in the middle of the school year. Not the ideal time to be looking for a teaching job. Instead, God provided jer with a job as a nanny. This was her first experience
working with children in the foster care system. The family was fostering a sibling group of 3. They stole her heart and God began to break her heart for what breaks His. God continued to prepare Trista's heart for foster care through her time teaching, serving internationally, and personal strongholds she needed to surrender. That took about 10 years before both Trista and her husband were ready! Eventually, they said yes and started fostering in 2016. In 2019, they adopted a sibling group of 3. In 2022, Trista was introduced to Keystone Family Alliance and the ministry resonated with both her experiences and struggles in caring for vulnerable children, as well as her passions to see the church get involved. Trista is thrilled to be a part of the team!
After receiving a degree in social work, Tara worked as a foster care caseworker and saw first hand the joys and heartaches of the child welfare system. After getting married and having two children of her own, Tara and her became foster parents while she was also working as Director of Christian Ed and Youth at
her church. They fostered off and on for about 10 years total. They also adopted two of their foster children. In 2024, Tara started doing per diem work as a case aide for the Salvation Army Children's Services. They introduced her to Keystone Family Alliance and she attended a Care Community orientation. She then became an advocate for her church and recruited others in her church to do their something. This ministry is aligned with her heart's passion to connect the church and the child welfare system.
church partners
*Churches with an asterisk next to their name are trauma responsive partnering churches.
