by Rebecca Maglischo
Photography by Jake Ford

Justin and Amber Callaham didn’t have a lifelong dream of fostering children. They moved to Lakeland, FL right after Justin completed law school in 2013 and began to build a regular life. They bought a house and worked on their careers.

They tried another town, had a baby and moved back in 2020, pregnant with their second child. Justin’s career was going well, and Amber stepped away from her career in 2018 when her daughter, Annalynn, was born. She had served as a counselor working for Title 1 schools and worked with children whose circumstances were extremely challenging—a lot of them. She also saw that, all too often, it was difficult to find people willing to step in and advocate for these children.

The need to help fill this gap continued to tug at her heart…

Read the full article on Issuu >> June-July 2025 Issue