The Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Jason Weber, National Director of Foster Care Initiatives at Christian Alliance For Orphans (CAFO), states that two of the most common words associated with foster care in the U.S. are “not enough.”
According to Weber, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are easily more than enough resources, support, and families in every community to solve the national foster care crisis.
Over the past two decades a foster care movement has emerged from faith communities across the country. Local foster care movement is made up of families (foster, kinship, adoptive, and biological) cared for by churches working collaboratively with each other and other community partners (government, placement agencies, bridge and service organizations, and local businesses).
Jason sites that if 10% of the churches in every county actively engage in foster care ministry by the end of 2025, there will be more than enough resources, support, and families—in fact we could see more families waiting for children than there are children waiting for families.
Host, Sandra Flach, recently sat down with Jason Weber to discuss his new book, Until There’s More Than Enough—Working Together to Transform Foster Care Where You Live. The book is an excellent resource for those who care about children in foster care and want to engage their church in the movement.
Links to resources discussed in this episode:
www.morethanenoughtogether.org
www.cafo.org
www.mtebook.com
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Episode 343 - Living Proof—From Foster Care to the White House to the NBA with Lucas Boyce
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Executive Dysfunction
Episode 342 - Finding Community on the FASD Journey with Kathryn Meinhardt
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About FASD & Inappropriate Sexual Behavior
Episode 341 - It’s OK to Be You—Living Well with FASD with Kenny LaJoy
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About FASD & Trauma
Episode 340 - Outside the Box Education for Kids with FASD with Kim Scarbrough
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Screen Time
Episode 339 - Unschooling with FASD Adoptive Mom Judy Smith
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Complex Trauma
Episode 338 - Hope for the FASD Journey with Natalie Vecchione
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Adverse Childhood Experiences
Episode 337 - Homeschooling the FASD Way with Adoptive Mom Claire Boeck
Bonus Episode - What Every Adoptive & Foster Parent Needs to Know About Prenatal Trauma
Episode 336 - Education & IEPs for Kids with FASD with Shannon Iacobacci
Episode 335 - Run FASD with Adult Adoptee Rebecca Tillou
Episode 334 - Hard Days & Sleepless Nights with FASD Adoptive Mom Lindsey Munns
Episode 333 - Hope on the FASD Adoption Journey with Susan Elsworth
Episode 332 - Press In to Press On With Sandra Flach
Episode 331 - Now I Am Known With Foster & Adoptive Dad Peter Mutabazi
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