Adoption is Our Family

Adoption is Our Family

Photo by Sara Maslyn Photography. November is National Adoption Month, and caring donors and supporters like you are helping UMFS connect children and teens in foster care with their forever families. The Leaheys are one of those families. Foster care and adoption...
One Charterhouse Family Contemplates “What’s Next?”

One Charterhouse Family Contemplates “What’s Next?”

One Charterhouse Family Contemplates “What’s Next?” Meet Sophia Beasley, future horticulturist. Or cosmetologist.  Or veterinary tech. Actually, at 18 years old, and having just finished her 12th year at UMFS’s Charterhouse School, Sophia is not yet sure what she...
Calling His Shot: Damonte Takes Aim at the Future

Calling His Shot: Damonte Takes Aim at the Future

Damonte stood at midcourt and worked patiently to perfect a backwards over-the-shoulders shot. He must have heaved the basketball into the air 20 times, and 20 times the ball missed its mark. But Damonte didn’t get frustrated. Instead, he made adjustments. Finally,...