Christina Hite
Christina has been coming alongside the foster care community since 2011, when her friends welcomed two nieces into their family at a moment’s notice. In 2015, she and her husband, Dustin, welcomed two precious girls into their family through foster care, later adopting them in 2017.
Christina and her family spent five years living life alongside formerly homeless neighbors at Community First! Village on the east side of Austin, where she grew even more passionate about the power of supportive, intentional community.
Christina has served as a foster parent recruiter and Empowered to Connect Parent Trainer, helping train and sustain others with trauma-informed parenting approaches. Before moving to Texas, she and her husband co-pastored a small church where she launched Surround, an initiative supporting local churches, agencies, and families connected to the child welfare system in Peoria, Illinois. Christina has a degree in Human Services from Millikin University and continued her education at Oral Roberts University, completing both a Master of Divinity and M.A. in Christian Counseling. Her perfect afternoon includes a large iced coffee, pickleball, and an opportunity to write.