In the last nine years, Teri Hrabovsky and her husband Brian have fostered over 50 kids and built One Heart NOLA, a network of volunteers and donors who are ready to provide necessities for foster families at a moment’s notice: clothes, beds, cribs, strollers, diapers, toiletries and toys.
Teri devotes most of her time to personally supporting foster families around New Orleans. Parents know her to be available 24 hours a day, personally responding to the needs of children on short notice and light at night. Teri trains new parents, facilitates placement and adoption services, organizes an annual gift drive during the holidays, and is a highly visible advocate and media spokesperson for the needs of Louisiana’s foster kids.
Teri is President of the NOLA Hope Foster and Adoptive Parent Association and serves as a member of The Governor’s Children’s Advisory Board. She has tirelessly advocated with legislators for maintaining and increasing resources available for special-needs foster children and therapeutic foster homes.