Obeying with Action Where You Are (w/Mary Perdue) Ep. 289
About this episode
Mary Perdue discusses her journey into foster care and her initiatives to support children and families in Georgia.
On this episode of The Forgotten Podcast , host Jami Kaeb welcomes Mary Perdue—wife of former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue—to share her journey into foster care and her years as the First Lady of Georgia (2003–2011). Mary shares how fostering newborns awaiting adoption in the late 1990s opened her eyes to the broader foster care system and inspired her to make foster care her primary initiative while in office. She describes the cultural stigma and lack of awareness surrounding the system, her focus on educating communities that there are many ways to help beyond becoming a foster parent, and efforts like Champions for Children that engage businesses, civic groups, and churches. Additionally, Mary discusses her work in creating Georgia’s Children’s Cabinet to coordinate state agencies serving children. She reflects on lessons of obedience and calling while urging the church to take responsibility for supporting foster children, families, and caseworkers alike.
People in this episode
Host: Jami Kaeb
Guest: Mary Perdue
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgia's Children's Cabinet
Places: Georgia
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