ADDIE BOX 

​Follower of Jesus, wife, mom to four.
Likes: Baking, watching The Bachelor, gardening, breakfast foods, time with friends and family,  warm sunny days.
Dislikes: Being cold, unresolved conflict, very dim lighting.

Addie was born and raised in Salem, Oregon.  She left briefly to get her degree in Social Work from George Fox University, but quickly returned to marry her high school sweetheart, Collin. They have been married for 13 years. After three years of marriage, God led Addie and her husband to foster care, and their family grew quickly. They fostered a sibling set of two for over three years, and when the opportunity came to adopt the kids, Addie and Collin said yes. They also added two biological children to the mix during this time —going from 0 to 4 kids in 26 months time. After spending several years as a stay-at-home mom/foster mom, Addie now works part time as an Instructional Assistant for the Salem-Keizer School District.

Addie is passionate about the local foster care system: both the kids in care, and the families caring for them. As a former foster mom, and friend to foster parents, she understands some of the challenges foster parents walk through. She longs to invite the community in, so they too can understand the joys and hardships that come with fostering. She is eager to point to Salem Angels when others ask her, “I can’t foster, but I want to be involved with foster care. What can I do to help?!” She is excited to see her community impact the way that children and families experience foster care through Salem Angels.