The number of ways to become involved in addressing the orphan-care crisis are limitless and should be guided by each individual’s interests, skills, gifts, talents, and availability. Some may foster, others adopt, others might wish to help with meals, transportation, tutoring, finances, etc. Contact Kelly Gordon at volunteer@promise686.org for more information.
Get Plugged In:
- Community: We hope to provide each fostering and adopting family with a community of care to support and encourage both pre and post placement — whether you need a mentor to help you navigate through the challenges of the process, prayer to fill you up spiritually, or physical assistance, we’re here to help.
- Financial Assistance: The promise686 fund provides grants to help families offset the cost of adoptions and fostering. We also work with local law firms to provide pro bono or low cost legal services to reduce the costs associated with adoption.
Donate:
Do you feel called to support promise686 financially? We welcome your assistance in sustaining and growing our ministry. promise686 is a registered 501 c 3 organization. For more information about how to donate, contact us at donate@promise686.org. Tax deductible donations may be made by check or money order mailed to the following address or by credit card by clicking the “Donate” button below:
Promise686, Inc. 3600 River Ferry Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Volunteer:
- To help adopting/fostering families – we have numerous volunteer opportunities to help families directly. You can be a part of a community group supporting foster families or provide practical support like meals, tutoring, notary services, etc. to adopting and fostering families.
Please contact Kelly Gordon at volunteer@promise686.org if you are interesting in serving in one of these areas:
Administrative:
- Service Project Coordinator – work with Perimeter School, Women on Wednesday and other groups who desire to do a service project for our ministry
- Special Events Coordinator – coordinate special events, work with a team of volunteers to make event run smoothly
- Administrative Assistant – keep up database, maintain calendar, work with Perimeter church when we need to schedule facility, add items to Pulse, bulletin and other items
- Education coordinator - set up trainings, follow up with training attendees and help walk them through the process and next steps
- Foster Care Facilitators – work with foster families as liaison. This includes following up with family, sharing prayer requests, needs and other things with the Promise team
- Adoption Facilitators – work with adoptive families and touch base with them throughout their journey (this position should be someone who has already adopted).
- Resource Coordinator – work with companies and venues to request free or discounted items for foster children and compile list
Service
- Adoption Mentors – we are looking for families who have already walked through the process of adoption and are willing to share their experience with a family who is currently in the journey
- Foster Mentors – we are looking for individuals who are interested in mentoring foster children
- Prayer Captain – we would like to assign each captain 4-5 families to pray for, not just on your own during your quiet time but also to visit and pray in person with them, pray over the phone, and email them weekly to get updated prayer requests
- Transporters – transport foster kids to/from appointments, sports practices, etc. when foster parents are unable. All you need to do is fill out a simple application, provide a copy of your drivers license and insurance, and get fingerprinted at no cost to you.
- Babysitters – become trained and certified to provide babysitting for foster families. Did you know that foster families can’t just ask a friend or neighbor to babysit for them? They must find babysitters who are certified by the state to care for their foster kids. This can be very difficult and expensive. If you would like to begin helping families in this way, simply fill out a short application and get fingerprinted at no cost to you.
- Meal Providers – provide meals to adoptive or fostering families
If you are interested in getting involved in any of the above ways, please contact Kelly Gordon at volunteer@promise686.org.
