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  ​All About Dr. John

Born in 1969, leading international foster care expert, consultant, and TED Talk speaker Dr. John DeGarmo has worn many hats throughout his life. Singing and dancing while touring around the world in the international super group, Up With People, serving as a D.J. at four different radio stations on two different continents, working in the professional wrestling industry, teaching English and Drama at the high school and college level, director of The Foster Care Institute, and founder and national development director of Never Too Late, a residential group home for boys in foster care.  Dr. DeGarmo has had a variety of experiences.

 He is the author of several foster care books, including the new book The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families, the best selling book Faith and Foster Care,  as well as the foster care children's book A Different Home: A New Foster Child's Story.  He is the director of The Foster Care Institute, and acts as a consultant to foster care agencies as well as an expert witness to legal agencies across the USA and globe. Dr. John is a High Content Speaker 
and informative trainer on the foster care system, and travels extensively across the globe, meeting with foster parents, child welfare workers, churches, schools, and organizations.  Dr. John has appeared on several TV programs, including CNN, Good Morning America, and ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, PBS stations.  Dr.John and his family have even appeared on the popular show Wife Swap. He writes regularly for many magazines, and is a regular contributor to several publications, both in the United States and over seas.

Dr. DeGarmo is married to Dr. Kelly DeGarmo, who hails from Australia, and the two of them have six children, both biological and adoptive.  Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are also currently foster parents to three siblings, bringing their household to nine children.  Dr. DeGarmo has been a foster parent to over 60 children over the years.

Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are the recipients of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award,  and the Up With People Every Day Hero Award.  The two also were honored with their city's Citizens of the Year Award.  Dr. DeGarmo has also been honored with a Hero of the Homeless award, the Olivet College Distinguished Alumni Award,
 as well as an Exceptional People recipient. 

Dr. John's Media Kit.  To access, click HERE.

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​Dr. John and celebrity actress-foster/adoptive parent Jen Lilley, meeting with legislators in Washington D.C. about foster care reform.


Previous Clients:

​ Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Center, Arkansas
AHC Foster Care, Texas
Teen Reach Adventure Camp, Wisconsin
Faith, Hope, and Love, Wisconsin
UpBring, Texas
Mountain Circle, California
Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, LLC
CHD-Massachusetts
​Family Resource and Training Center, Idaho
Least of These, Carolinas
B&L Resources for Children, Youth and Families- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Orphan Solutions- Texas
Mississippi Southern Christian Services 
International Conference of Roots Research Center NGO/Greece

Royal Family Kids' Camps
Florida Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Texas Foster Parent Association
New Mexico State University College of Health and Social Services
Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services
University of Wisconsin Health Services
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
University of Maryland School of Social Work
North Dakota PATH
Texas Grace Manor Program
Oklahoma University School of Social Work
Wisconsin Child Welfare Professional Development System
Boys and Girls Home of North Carolina, INC
University of Maryland School of Social Work
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
Michigan Association for Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Parents
South Carolina Foster Parent Association
Adoption and Foster Parent Association of Georgia
Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Stephen F. Austin University Child Welfare Professional Development Project
Greater Amarillo Foster Parent Association
Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
Minnesota North Homes Children and Family Services
Minnesota Social Services Association
Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine
Arkansas Foster Parent Association
Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association
North Dakota Foster Family Association
Cobb County Foster Parent Association
Berks County Children and Youth Services
Santa Rosa California Junior College
Gwinnet County Foster Family Association

Florida Coalition for Children
National Foster Parent Association
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Dr. John's TEDx Talk on Foster Care
​Dr. John was the Keynote Speaker in Alaska for a Foster Care Fundraising Event.
Dr. John was the key note speaker at a foster care conference in Massachusetts.
In The Media

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CNN HLN
CNN HLN
Good Morning America
Fox 2 News
Fox 2 News
WGBY Connecting Point
 ABC 9 News
NBC 6 News
NBC 12
Fox 31 News
ABC Freeform/700 Club
Interview about Foster Parenting
         Matthews After Dark
Orphan Care Solutions
Atlanta Live

Radio and Podcast
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Fictitious Truths
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Foster Care, Adoption, Human Trafficking, and Everything in Between


Raising Other People's Kids
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Savvy Business Radio
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The Jenn Taylor Show
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Answers For The Family
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The Liberty Beacon
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Aging Out Institute
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FSM Network Webinar Holistic Success for Youth with Experience in Foster Care with Dr John DeGarmo
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The Digital Parent Podcast
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Carry on Harry Show
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Giving Back Show
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Journey Into Truth
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Ready for Love
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Grow the Distance Radio
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Rewired Radio
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SBC TV
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Voice of America
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The Mid Morning Show
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The Debbie Chavez Show
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KNEO Missouri Radio
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Sunday Night Live
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Creating a Family.
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Coffee Talk with Soy
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Transfiguring Adoption.
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We Chose Respect Parent Cast
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Tough Talk Christian Radio
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The Miss Marcie Show.
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The Foster Parents Blog Show
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We Chose Respect
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Don't Box Me In
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Talking about Online Dangers

The Changing Behavior Radio Network 
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Do the Right Thing. 
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The Rec Room: .   Click HERE to listen.

The Parent Nation:  Click HERE to listen. 

Global Freedom Network:   Click HERE to listen.

The Michael Dresser Show !  Click HERE to listen.

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Adoption Day for Dr. DeGarmo and his wife. The adoption of two children from foster care brings a total of six children to the DeGarmos.

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