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Our purpose is to inspire and equip churches to encourage and nurture at least one foster family with a team of support friends until there are more than enough families to meet the need.

Here's the Facts...

Everyday, Ohio needs foster homes for 24,000 children and youth.

​There are only 8000 foster homes in Ohio.​

​​There are 14,657 churches in Ohio.
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​If each church assisted in supporting only one foster family, there would be enough loving homes in Ohio to end this current crisis.
Children abused. Children neglected. Children abandoned.

Children being placed into foster care; a foster care system where there are not enough homes. 
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The shortage of foster homes across Ohio can in part be attributed to the increase of children being placed into care.  In some parts of the state, there has been a sudden and large increase of children placed into care due much in part of an increase in parental drug usage and substance abuse, with opioid use increasing among parents. Other substance abuse among parents include meth, cocaine and prescription medication abuse.

​With the increase in children in foster care paired with the decrease in number of foster parents, the end result is simply that there are not enough homes for children in need to be placed in, or a child is moved from one home to another, and so on and so forth. 

The Solution in  a Nutshell

Let your church be part of the solution
To be sure, foster parenting can be incredibly challenging, and might just be the most difficult “job” a person tackles in one’s life. At the same time, it can also be the most rewarding job a person does in his or her lifetime. Lives are changed for the better, not only for the child many times, but for the foster parent, as well.

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​In order for a child in need to find a loving, safe, and stable home, foster parents need to find the emotional, spiritual, educational, physical, and financial support they need, as well. If not, both the child in foster care and the foster parent will suffer.
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And a child will not have a place to call home.
If your church just sponsors and supports but one foster family, we can solve Ohio's foster care crisis.