The Chronicle -

The Family Relief Nursery’s fundraiser at Creswell High School last month was an event to remember. The keynote speaker touched our hearts with a story of heartbreaking self-awareness, wondering to herself whether “I was breaking my kids” during a rough patch in her life. She reached out to the FRN – a life-changing, life-affirming decision.

One thing I learned that night: Not a single child of an FRN client had to be placed in foster care last year. Keeping families together through tough times is a great achievement.

I met a few of the organization’s supporters that evening, inc...