{"podcast":{"title":"The Forgotten Podcast","slug":"the-forgotten-podcast-435207","podcast_index_feed_id":435207,"rss_url":"https://theforgottenpodcast.libsyn.com/rss%20","website_url":"http://www.theforgottenpodcast.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/c/b/4/fcb4a1be4d8d7b4d40be95ea3302a6a1/The-Forgotten-Podcast-Cover-July-2022.jpg","author":"The Forgotten Initiative","episode_count":319,"summary":"We want to see people everywhere supporting the foster care community and experiencing Jesus together. So, in this podcast, we are sharing the stories of the foster care community to bring awareness that leads to action!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:20:28.865388+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forgotten-podcast-435207"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 280: Working Together to Support and Redeem Families (w/ Norm Suire)","slug":"episode-280-working-together-to-support-and-redeem-families-w-norm-suire","published_at":"2025-10-13T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forgotten-podcast-435207/episode-280-working-together-to-support-and-redeem-families-w-norm-suire","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forgotten-podcast-435207","url":"https://theforgotteninitiative.org/norm-suire-280/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theforgottenpodcast/Episode_280__Norm_Suire_v3.mp3?dest-id=400521","summary":"The child welfare system is far from perfect. However, numerous individuals, agency workers, and organizations like us are working faithfully to help support and uplift the children and families within that system. Our guest today knows this system intimately, as he has worked within it for over 40 years. Norm Suire worked first at Elgin Mental Health Center before transitioning to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). With a lifetime of experience in child welfare, Norm brings such wisdom and honesty about both the joys and challenges of this work. He is also a husband and father of three sons and a proud grandfather of five. In this episode, Norm shares practical advice for the day-to-day life of a foster parent, insights into how agency and social workers are required to operate within the system, an encouraging perspective to adopt as we work with children and families, and much more. Find resources mentioned and more in the show notes for this episode: https://theforgotteninitiative.org/ norm-suire-280 /","meta_description":"The child welfare system is far from perfect. However, numerous individuals, agency workers, and organizations like us are working faithfully to help supp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3197,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-forgotten-podcast-435207/episodes/episode-280-working-together-to-support-and-redeem-families-w-norm-suire/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forgotten-podcast-435207/episode-280-working-together-to-support-and-redeem-families-w-norm-suire.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}