Resources
Websites
- Icareaboutorphans.org Focus on the Family worked with Dr. Sharen Ford of the CO state welfare division to create the Wait No More program. The program encourages church involvement in the foster system and has helped decrease the number of local CO children waiting to be adopted by half. http://www.icareaboutorphans.org/Colorado.aspx
- 4kidsofsfl.org This ministry helps place children in loving foster homes or residential care facilities in South Florida. 4 Kids of South Florida President Doug Saunder leads seminars about Christians’ impact on the foster system. http://www.4kidsofsfl.org
- safe-families.org Safe families is a national organization providing temporary care for children whose parents are looking for new housing or are completing rehabilitation. Safe families counts on families within the local church to support one another and does not require government agency training. http://www.safe-families.org
Books
- Another Place at the Table, Kathy Harrison " Harrison's personal but vitally important account should be read by public policy makers and by anyone with a spare room in their home." Publishers' Weekly
- The Middle Mom, How to Grow Your Heart by Giving it Away, Christie Erwin "Christie Erwin has given her life to caring for vulnerable children. Now she beautifully and transparently shares the stories that have both broken and expanded her heart. Her journey will have you asking two questions: 'How could I ever do this?' and 'How could I ever NOT do this?' The Middle Mom is a great book." Barbara Rainey, co-founder of FamilyLife
