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 330 - A Full House with Tom Mollo
Episode 329 - Caring For Vulnerable Children with Adoptive Dad Darren Washausen
Episode 328 - FASD Hope with Adoptive Dad, John Vecchione
Episode 327 - Never Give Up Hope with Adoptive Mom Jodi Thomas
Episode 326 - ’What You Do Matters’ with Former Foster Youth Now Foster Mom, Helen Richardson
Episode 325 - Love Your Neighbor with Foster Mom Jennifer Ohaneson
Episode 324 - Finding Faith & Family Through Foster Care with Tori Hope Petersen
Episode 323 - A Love Stretched Life with Foster Mom Jillana Goble
Episode 322 - Perseverance and Endurance for the Adoption & Foster Care Journey
Episode 321 - Trauma Competent Adoption with Camie Schuiteman
Episode 320 - The Adoption, Foster Care & Kinship Journey
Episode 319 - Adoption Journey - Grief in the Passenger Seat
Episode 318 - Hearts With a Purpose with Adoptive Mom Darlene Larson
Episode 317 - Ukraine Orphan Hosting & Adoption with Jill Krenzer
Episode 316 - Trials & Triumphs of Parenting Teens with FASD
Episode 315 - Serving Orphans in Ukraine with Adoptive Mom Kim De Blecourt
Episode 314 - Supporting Adoptive Families with Kelly Raudenbush of Sparrow Fund
Episode 313 - FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model with Suzanne Emery
Episode 312 - Shattered No More with Former Foster Youth Trent Taylor & Adoptive Mom Pam Taylor
Episode 311 - FASD Facts with Sandra Flach
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