Impact Areas > Family

The church, the Bride of Christ, has been given some action items by God. One of those action items is given to us in James 1:27 "...look after orphans and widows in their distress..."

As a next step in Unite’s collaboration process among Atlanta area churches, we are pursuing a unified front to reduce the large number of foster children in Georgia who need to be adopted.  If just a small percentage of Christian families from the thousands of churches in Georgia answered the call to adopt, there would not be any children in foster care in this state.  This is an extremely achievable goal!  God is up to something big and He wants to do it through His church.  Let’s place every child that needs a home in a loving Christian home, now!

Initiatives / Announcements

Unite! roundtable meetings
Training opportunities – families who are not adopting can still play a vital role in supporting families who are by providing respite care and other forms of organized support.

Pre-Certification Training (Previously called IMPACT) - Fri & Sat Nov 4-5 and Sat Nov 19, Perimeter Church
Three days of equipping designed to prepare you for the physical, emotional and spiritual demands of foster care.  This training meets Georgia's requirements for becoming certified as a foster parent or to adopt from the foster care system.  Find out more and sign up by clicking here.

Kids Night Out - Sat Nov 5th, 6-9pm, Perimeter Church - The Bricks
A great opportunity to serve foster and safe families by providing a free night out for parents to enjoy dinner and some much needed time alone.  p686 will be hosting foster and safe family kids (ages 0-12) at the Bricks & Nursery areas from 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  Would you consider spending a Saturday evening caring for these kids to make this special night out possible?

Ophan Sunday 2011 - Sunday, Nov 6th 
Find out more about this special day at www.orphansunday.org.

Volunteer with the Community of Care
There MANY needs for volunteers to help in both small and large ways as part of the community caring for adopting and fostering families.  If you are interested in helping, please contact volunteer@promise686.org.

Unite! Contact

Fred Wilson
yieldedinc@gmail.com

Resources

promise686
Faithbridge
Foster Care Support Foundation Inc.
Foster Children's Foundation
Safe Families for Children