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 290 - Helping Families in Hard Places with Adoptive Mom, Chris Troutt
Episode 289 - Understanding Neurodiversity & FASD with Shannon Iacobacci
Episode 288 -FASD Support with Foster Mom, Aubrey Page
Episode 287 - Blazing New Homeschool Trails with Natalie Vecchione & Cindy LaJoy
Episode 286 - Run FASD 2021 with Rebecca Tillou
Episode 285 - Justice and Mercy with Adoptive Dad, Micah Foster
Episode 284 - The Heart of Adoption with Adoptive Mom, Ginny Wells
Episode 283 - A Beautiful Belonging with Adoptee Kaitlyn Fiedler
Episode 282 - Live by Faith and Find Hope with Adoptive Mom, Natasha Lynn Daniels
Episode 281 - Radical Faith Adoption with Tyra Grauer
Episode 280 - Becoming FASD Informed with Sandra Flach
Episode 279 - Stay the Course with Adoptive Dad Holland Webb
Episode 278 - The Theology of Adoption with Adoptive Dad, David Jacob
Episode 277 - Navigating Adoption with Adoptive Dad, Wayne Flach
Episode 276 - Talking with Homeschooling Adoptive Dad, Brett Monk
Episode 275 - Surprise Adoption with Jennifer Uren of This Mom Knows Podcast
Episode 274 - Hope For Families Raising Children with FASD with Dr. Christie Petrenko
Episode #273 - Rush to Hope with Adoptive Mom Samantha Morgan
Episode #272 - Speak Up For Children in Foster Care with Jeanette Barreiro
Episode 271 - FASD Advocate Susan Shepard Carlson of NOFAS
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