“Once our eyes are opened, we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know and holds us responsible to act…” Proverbs 24:12
All children deserve to live in a safe, loving and permanent family. Realizing that there are many obstacles which could prevent families from expanding through adoption or foster care, promise686 seeks to minimize these barriers through financial assistance, community support and education. Please contact us at info@promise686.org for more information about these resources.
Community Care
• Pray: Pray for those who are called to expand their families through adoption and foster care and the children involved.
• Foster Community of Care Model: a small group ministry model that surrounds foster children in loving, stable environments made up of caring families and trained volunteers.
• Support: Provide practical support and encouragement to adopting/fostering families (respite, transportation, community groups, “night outs,” meals, babysitting, etc).
• Mentor: Provide a network of experienced parents who can advise and support new adopting or fostering parents pre- and post-placement.
Financial Assistance
• Adoption Grants: Provide grants and a matching strategy to help families offset the cost of adoption (which can run over $40,000 per child).
• Foster Care Fund: Provide assistance for fostering families with special needs (e.g., tutoring, orthodontics, beds, etc.)
• Legal Aid: Work with local law firm to provide low cost or pro bono legal services to reduce the cost incurred with adoptions.
Education / Awareness
• Foster Certification: Provide requisite training and certification for fostering families and volunteers through the church.
• Resources: Provide resources to families to assist them with the decision to foster or adopt.
• Service Projects and Go Journeys: Provide opportunities for the Perimeter family to interact with and serve the needs of the orphans here and abroad.
