🌎 Welcoming Lonnie “Junior” Cross, Jr. to the BFT Team!

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Lonnie “Junior” Cross, Jr., who joined Bringing Families Together in January 2025 as a Family Service Worker on our Case Management Team!

Junior comes to BFT with a B.S. degree and a strong background supporting Missouri families through his prior work as an Associate Case Manager with the Missouri Children’s Division, among other positions in the field. He brings valuable insight, experience and a steady commitment to the children and families we serve.

Since joining our team, Junior has jumped right into team life, including celebrating Earth Day in the park last week with our team—showing he’s not only here to work hard but to grow alongside us as part of the BFT family. 🌱🌞 We encourage our BFT team to practice self-care. And taking a break in the sun fills our cups—so we can pour more energy, compassion and care into supporting our amazing kids and families.

And there's Junior - right in the middle of the team! (front row)

As a Family Service Worker, Junior helps walk alongside families whose children have entered foster care due to abuse or neglect. Our Case Management Team links families with critical resources, supports progress toward reunification, monitors the safety and stability of each child’s placement, and ensures that every step forward is focused on permanency and hope.

We’re so glad to have Junior on our team and look forward to the positive difference he’ll continue to make!

💜 Learn more about the work of our Case Management Team:

🔗 My Child is in Foster Care page

💜 Interested in fostering?

There’s never been a better time to open your heart and home. Learn more:

🔗 Become a Foster Parent page.

💜 Want to learn more about Lonnie “Junior” Cross, Jr.?

Click his photo on our Team page to read his profile: 🔗 Team page.

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