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FaithBridge Foster Care Launches Campaign to Ask Forsyth to Say “Yes” to Foster Kids
ALPHARETTA (Aug. 8, 2013) – FaithBridge Foster Care, a Christ-centered foster care placement agency, invites the community to learn about the Forsyth County foster care crisis at one of two events in August at Grace Chapel Church of Christ.
Two Encounter FaithBridge events for potential foster care parents and volunteers will be held at the church on Thursday, August 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm; and on Thursday, August 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Grace Chapel Church of Christ is located at 6755 Majors Road in Cumming.
“Foster care is a large problem, but the Christian community is even bigger. We want to engage members of the community in the foster care ministry and share its impact on families and children,” said Bill R. Hancock, co-founder and CEO of FaithBridge. “Churches can partner with established agencies like FaithBridge and together, we can provide a safe, stable solution to the needs of hurting children and families.”
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FaithBridge’s strategy is to mobilize, organize and equip local churches and communities to solve the country’s foster care crisis. Encounter FaithBridge is a 90-minute introduction to Christian foster care ministry and is also part of the state requirement to be a foster or respite parent.
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Right now there are more than 50 children in foster care in Forsyth who need loving homes. “There are dozens of churches in the county that could potentially partner with agencies to find children foster homes,” Hancock said.
The upcoming events are part of FaithBridge Foster Care’s “Say Yes” campaign, seeking to build relationships between churches and families and help place foster children in stable homes.
“We believe there are many Forsyth County families willing to say ‘yes’ to the calling to provide loving support to foster children,” Hancock said. “They could foster children in their homes, volunteer to support a foster family or start a ministry at their local church.”
With more than 7,000 Georgian children in foster care, FaithBridge Foster Care is intent on changing U.S. foster care.
For more information on FaithBridge, please call 678.690.7100 or visit http://www.faithbridgefostercare.org/forsyth
