Did you know that nationally nearly 50 percent of foster parents quit fostering within the first year? And one of the most often-cited reasons is lack of community support.
Your congregation can play a valuable role in changing the experience and outcomes for kids and families in foster and kinship care.
Here Are 3 Best Practices Of A Foster Friendly Church.
You only need to choose two to qualify as Foster Friendly, but we encourage you to embrace all three.
1
Offer trauma awareness training to children and youth staff and volunteers to promote understanding of the impact that trauma can have on infants, children and adolescents.
2
Teach in a main gathering annually about the importance of caring for vulnerable children and families, and give people an opportunity to respond.
3
Create an ongoing support program to care for kinship and foster families. Some ideas include wrap-around programs, foster parent support groups and foster parents’ night out.
