Every number represents a person. Every person has a story.
The impact of Raleigh’s Place is ultimately measured in people: children who experience belonging, families who receive support, young adults who discover stability, and people who answer the call to serve.
These are a few of the stories behind the ministry.
Impact becomes real when you know the story.
Numbers help us measure ministry, but they can never fully explain what happens when a child feels safe, a foster parent receives encouragement, or a young adult realizes someone is willing to keep walking beside him.
Relationships are at the heart of Raleigh’s Place. The stories below show what those relationships can mean over time.
Isaac: A chance to live, not just survive.
Isaac entered foster care as a young child and remained in DHR custody until he aged out at 21. Like many young adults leaving foster care, he entered adulthood without the family support and safety net many young people rely on.
In July 2025, Isaac moved into the Transitional Living Apartments at Raleigh’s Place. Through the Workmanship Initiative, he began building the practical foundations of adult life—managing money, maintaining a home, learning to drive, developing friendships, setting goals, and experiencing consistent relationships.
He describes this new season simply as having the opportunity to actually live instead of merely surviving.
EXPLORE WORKMANSHIPBeing here has reminded me how far I’ve come—and how far I can go.Isaac • Workmanship Initiative
Raleigh’s Place impacts people in different ways.
Some come to Raleigh’s Place needing support. Others come ready to serve. Many discover that God uses those relationships to change both.
A foster family surrounded by support.
Meredith and her husband began their foster-care journey after sensing God leading their family toward fostering. When their first placement brought two children with significant trauma into their home, the transition was difficult.
Raleigh’s Place became a consistent source of guidance, clothing, food, encouragement, and practical support as their family learned how to care for children from hard places.
Finding belonging at camp.
One longtime camper first came to Camp 1:27 shortly after entering foster care during an especially difficult season of life.
At camp, she met other young people who understood parts of her experience and found encouragement, friendship, joy, and the opportunity to hear God’s Word year after year.
The counselors are changed too.
Isabella came to Camp 1:27 looking for a meaningful way to spend her summer. She discovered much more than a summer job.
Building relationships with campers challenged her faith, deepened her compassion, and allowed her to see God working through ordinary moments of encouragement, discipleship, and service.
From foster child to Executive Director.
Mike first came to Raleigh’s Place as a child in foster care. Tim and Sharon King eventually adopted him, giving him the stability, family, and Gospel-centered home that changed the trajectory of his life.
Years later, the ministry that once served him became his own calling. After serving Camp 1:27 and leading the Workmanship Initiative, Mike now serves as Executive Director of Raleigh’s Place.
Different stories. One connected mission.
Raleigh’s Place surrounds children and families at different points along the foster-care journey.
Partner Homes
Supporting foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
Encourage the ChildCamp 1:27
Creating belonging, joy, relationships, and Gospel-centered experiences.
Equip the Young AdultWorkmanship Initiative
Walking beside young adults as they build a foundation for adulthood.
Engage the CommunityKatie’s Kloset
Turning community generosity into practical ministry.
We believe God works through relationships.
Raleigh’s Place cannot rewrite every difficult chapter in someone’s story. But we can show up faithfully, love people well, meet practical needs, share the hope of Christ, and remain present for the chapters still being written.
Living the Gospel by Loving the Fatherless.
Dignity matters.
Some names, identifying details, or circumstances may be limited or changed when appropriate to protect the privacy and dignity of children, families, and young adults connected to foster care.
You can help write the next story.
Your prayers, generosity, service, and partnership help Raleigh’s Place surround children and families with Christ-centered support.