We are proud to be a Foster-Friendly Church. Take part in one (or more) of many opportunities to engage with nonprofits and local agencies that serve foster families and children in the Tri-State Area. Explore some of those opportunities below.
If you'd like to be contacted by a member of our Foster Care Team in order to explore ways you can support our foster families, click the link below to let us know!
I'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE
| + | Care Communities
Support Foster Families at Crossroads
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A Care Community is a group of people who join together to support a foster family. This might mean making meals for the foster family, helping them keep their house clean, assisting with their lawn or simply praying for them consistently. The Care Community becomes like extended family for families who are actively fostering.
To learn more, view the following video about the Stewart family and the Silvera's small group's Care Community experience:
| + | Borrowed Hearts
Organize a resource pantry for foster families
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Borrowed Hearts offers foster families the practical resources they need for foster placements. We volunteer with Borrowed Hearts to help organize their donations and open their store one Saturday morning each month.
| + | Foster Care Events
May is Foster Care awareness month!
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Crossroads offers workshops and training for foster parents to earn DCS-approved credits as well as fun events for fellowship with other foster families.
- FOSTER FAMILY MEET & GREET
Please join our Foster Care Team 10:15 - 11:00 AM on Sunday, May 21, in Room 225 for a Foster Family Meet & Greet. We want to meet you and fellowship with you over donuts and coffee. We know that foster care comes with unique challenges and joys. That's why we want to link arms with you during this process by empowering our foster families and helping them engage in community. No RSVP is necessary.
| + | Trust Based Relational Intervention Training
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When risk factors such as biological, emotional or physiological trauma interrupt a child's development, caregivers need additional skills and understanding. In partnership with CFC and Borrowed Hearts, this workshop provides participants with proven tools to develop closer connections built on evidence-based techniques.
Check back later to register for our next TBRI Training.
We are proud to be a Foster Friendly Church. Our Foster Care Team leads our church’s connections with several nonprofits and local agencies. Our Team is made up of Britini Bratcher, Alex Grabert, Kaitlynn Mullen, Cathy Satterfield, Marcie Seger, Holli Spaetti, and Ashleigh Stem. Amaris Stewart leads the Foster Care Team.
Has God placed foster care on your heart? Contact Amaris at fostercare@cccgo.com.
