Loula Foundation
Promoting a safe and loving home for children through family recovery.
You hear a lot about what breaks families. Addiction. Abuse. Trauma. Mental health. Generational cycles. But what you don’t hear enough? Is what puts them back together. Every single day, there are parents out there fighting for their kids. Fighting for healing. Fighting to rebuild. At Loula Foundation, we see it all the time — …
Dear Community Partner, You have heard of Child Abuse Prevention Month but who told you about Family Reunification Month. You have seen the purple ribbons in October for Overdose Awareness but who reminded you that September is Recovery Month. You have heard the numbers about children flooding into foster care but you rarely hear about …
Dear Survivor, You weren’t dramatic. You weren’t difficult. You weren’t asking for too much. There are things you should never have had to survive. Hands that should’ve never hit you. Words that should’ve never sunk their teeth into your self-worth. Nights you should’ve felt safe. Mornings you should’ve woken up free. It was that bad. …
Dear Parent Who’s Hurting Right Now, I don’t know your name, but I know your heart. I know the pain of sitting in silence after a CPS visit, staring at the wall and wondering if things will ever feel normal again. I know what it feels like to want so badly to be with your …
Dear Swimmer, This is something I used to tell my son growing up. Life doesn’t let anyone stay dry. We all end up in the water at some point, and how we face it becomes our story. If you’ve found your way to the Loula blog, then welcome. You’re family now. And family shares what …
Dear Recovery Ally, So here we are. You, me, and a big ole belief that life doesn’t have to stay broken. If you’ve stumbled across this blog, it’s probably because your heart beats loud for second chances, fresh starts, and the kind of hope that refuses to sit still. Maybe you’re in recovery. Maybe someone …
When browsing headlines or online news, we rarely hear about the “forgotten children” of the Texas foster system. With nearly 20,000 children under the jurisdiction of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), this should be at the forefront of our minds. Raising awareness and fostering change within this broken system is a key …
