Thursday, July 5, 2012

Learning More.

On any given day, there are approximately 420,000 in foster care across the United States.  


They range in age from newborn to kids in their late teens. 


1,200 enter foster care each day and average about two years in the foster care system. 


These children are placed in foster homes or group homes. 


No matter their age, they don't get to decide where they are placed. 


They have no control and no voice. 


Almost half a million children in foster care. 


Half a million children who have been through trauma and distress that need care and love and stability. 




They need a bed.  


A stable environment. 


A hug. 


A toothbrush. 


Someone to tuck them in at night. 




Children in foster care deserve a chance.  They deserve to be placed in a home where they feel safe and love abounds. 


So I have to ask the question.  


What about YOUR home? 


Could YOU be a family that provides a refuge for children who need safe place to land? 


There is a huge need for full-time foster families AND for respite care families. 


Respite families provide short-term care. They take in children for the a night or two when they first come into care.  They take in foster children for a few days, weekend, or week when their regular foster family needs someone to care for them due to illness, going out of state, or family emergency. 


Both full-time foster care and respite care families take the same amount of training in Alabama.  


BOTH are desperately needed in our state. 


So I have to ask the question.


What about YOUR home? 


Could YOU be a family that provides a refuge, either for a few days or a few years, for children who need a safe place to land? 


If you are interested in learning more about the foster care process, please join us on August 1st at 6pm for a Foster Care Q&A panel.  Foster families from our church will be answering questions about foster and respite care.  The panel will be held at Frazer UMC in Room 7207.  


We would LOVE for you to join us for this informative night. 


Learn more.  Ask questions.  Pray about your role. 


Hope to see you then. 




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