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Fostering Gratitude

Children in foster care often move with their belongings in a trash bag. This Thanksgiving season, Wait No More provided brand new suitcases with a Bible and teddy bear to these children to restore dignity and grace.

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How You Can Help Support Foster and Adoptive Families

Jenn and Josh Hook, joined by Mike Berry, offer advice to help foster and adoptive families find training and support. And, they describe how anyone can help care for hurting kids.

Wait No More Stand Sunday

Stand Sunday: Make a Difference for Children in Foster Care

Christians have a clear calling to care for children. Stand Sunday is dedicated to taking action to impact children in foster care.

15 Ways Celebrate National Adoption Month

15 Ways to Celebrate National Adoption Month

Here are 15 ways you can support and celebrate foster and adoptive families during National Adoption Month.

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How Wait No More Prepares Families to Engage with Foster Care

It’s a sunny Saturday morning, and families are gathering to learn how they can make a difference for children in foster care at an event called Wait No More.

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Local Churches Community Connection

Foster and adoptive families, ministries, and organizations should know the value of a team better than anyone. We have all benefited from excellent training that shed light on what we saw in our homes. Some of us have traveled internationally with a group with whom we now have a lifetime bond. We have been in …

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7 Ways Your Family Can Support an Adoptive or Foster Family

Families who have fostered or adopted a child need the love and support of other families in the community around them. It’s critical to support these foster and adoptive families for the family to succeed and thrive in the faces of these new joys and challenges. Here are 7 ways to support a foster or …

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Child Welfare Pioneers: Church & State Collaboration

They blazed a pathway to connect prospective families with the child welfare agency.

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How To Start A Foster/Adoptive Family Ministry

How To Start A Foster/Adoptive Family Ministry Equipping the Church for Lasting Impact in Child Welfare Eight of ten children were off to school, covering four campuses, three cities, and five grades. She stared with disbelief at the city official. It was mid-morning. The house was almost quiet except for the pair of three-year-olds in …

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What Does It Take To Be A Caring Church?

“Where does she live?” We ask this so we know which church to call to get the mom connected.

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Journey Camp: A Camp for Kids from Hard Places

If you have had the opportunity to care for a child or children from foster care or adoption, you know the trauma they have experienced. It is difficult to look into the eyes of a child affected by trauma and not want to find help for the child. For seven years, A Home For Me …

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Help Your Kids Discover What They’re Good At

Children need to discover an ability or a skill they can be good at and achieve competence. And it’s our job as parents to help them find it.