FaithBridge Foster Care believes the local church can act as a
delivery channel for foster care, solving the problems of capacity,
stability and quality that are endemic to the current system. We
mobilize and equip the church to provide the services that foster
families need to be successful. To do this, we create within the
church a small group network, known as the Community of
CareSM, which provides unparalleled support to foster
families.
The Community of Care is a team of volunteers who act as a support
system to foster families and foster children. They help find
resources, such as clothes and toys, and act as an extended family,
providing respite services, mentoring, special recreation and
extra-curricular activities.
Providing this kind of support is critical if we want to encourage
good, stable families to become foster families. Nationally, almost
half of the foster families drop out every year because they are
overwhelmed by a system that lacks the resources or personnel to
help them. The Community of CareSM ensures they have the
help they need when they need it.
How the Community of Care works
Each Community of Care consists of a network of services for
foster families and foster children. At the center of each
Community of Care are four community groups--each has four foster
families and an extended family for respite. The community groups
are surrounded by coordinated team of trained volunteers and
supported by the local church.
Explore the Community of Care model