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ABOUT US

MIKE AND GAIL PRIEST

Founders

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Mike and Gail Priest are the founders, President and Vice President, of 99 + 1 Foundation. They have been foster/adoptive parents for many years, working in all levels of care, kinship, traditional, tribal and therapeutic foster parents.

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Mike and Gail have 7 biological children between them and 16 adoptive children. In the last few years they have been working with children from disrupted adoptions. The Priests believe every child can heal in a loving, safe home, with adequate training.

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After retiring from 30 years of service with the railroad, Mike and Gail focused their attention on “the ONE set before them”. This led to the adoption of 16 adults and children and many more who call them “dad and mom”.

Due to the overwhelming need, Mike and Gail felt led to start, "99 + 1 Foundation.” Which is just a formalizing of the work they have done for the last 17 years.

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KOURTNEY PRIEST

Day to day operations would be impossible without the direction of Kourtney. She has worked alongside Mike and Gail for the last 9 years.

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RACHEL BAKER

She has many years of working with children while traveling abroad, touring with an international children’s choir, as well as working in vision therapy and more recently biofeedback

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JAKE AND KAYLA AUSBAN

Skills Director

Jake is the young men’s life skills director as well as our worship leader. Jake is an ordained minister whose responsibilities include discipleship and mentoring of our older boys. 

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JOSH & ADA
SCHWARTZ

House Parents

 Josh and Ada along with their two children bring a great strength and calming presence to the home. Josh works alongside our older boys, modeling a surrendered life, well served.

The staff of 99 + 1 are trained in Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) teachings and lean upon the Lord for wisdom in every situation.

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