Adoption/Foster Family Care
“Religion that God our Father accepts
as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans …
in their distress…” James 1:27
It’s hard to imagine that there are still orphans today.
Often, we think of orphans as literary characters or children
of a former era. Yet today, millions of
children are without parents — either temporarily or
permanently. At any given time, there are between 400–450
foster children in Cobb County, but only approximately 125
foster homes.
Although concern for foster children in our community was
voiced at FPC several years ago, it was not until the Spring of
2005 that this committee was formed. There is a very, real
need for Foster and Adoption support and the Adoption/Foster
Connection Committee (A/FCC) believes that God is calling
this congregation to action!
The purpose of the Adoption/Foster Connection Committee (A/FCC)
is to seek ways to relate the members of this congregation
to foster children in Cobb County by
• promoting and providing opportunities for members
to become foster or adoptive parents;
• promoting and providing opportunities for members
to become Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children;
members of Citizens’ Review Panels for foster cases;
respite providers when foster parents need a break; mentors
for foster teens; or foster aunts, uncles, and grandparents
for children fostered within this congregation;
• and supporting others who serve these children in any
way.
We see God is working on behalf of foster children in a number
of congregations in Cobb, and are excited to be a part of
that!
Already this year, the A/CFF:
• held a drive to collect 83 storage bins for used clothing
made available to foster parents;
• collected prom dresses, which were given to foster
girls preparing for their proms.
Our current and future efforts include:
• collecting funds to provide meals for a monthly foster
family continuing education dinner and encouraging other congregations
to join the effort;
• a toiletries drive through church school classes for
foster families in need of combs, deodorant, toothpaste, and
shampoo.
When we consider the number of current members who have worked
with foster children in the past and how God has blessed our
congregation with big-hearted members that might be willing
to be trained to work with foster kids, we are excited for
the future of A/CFF.
Won’t you consider joining the effort to care for the
“orphans” of Cobb County? We meet the last (not
the fourth, the last) Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. in
room 48 and welcome anyone who has a concern for foster children.
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