FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION RESOURCES
WE WALK ALONGSIDE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO WIN AT HOME.
Our Foster & Adoption Ministry holistically support families that make the decision to foster or adopt. Nationally, 50% of foster parents quit after their first year or their first placement. But with wraparound care and support, 90% of foster families continue.
Ways We Provide Support
Our Resource Center at the Northwest campus provides brand-new items at no cost to foster families to help with new child placements. Items include diapers, wipes, car seats, beds, and baby gear.
Request Items From our Resource Center
Care Communities offer foster and adoptive families emotional, spiritual, and physical support. A team of volunteers rallies around the family to provide practical support, such as childcare, tutoring, and meals.
Request Support Through a Care Community
Men's and Women's Support Group meet monthly to provide community and care to individuals fostering or adopting. This is a safe space to share and process alongside other people going through similar life situations. Women's Support Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 7-9 pm in the Point. The Men's Group meets the 4th Monday of each month from 7-9 pm in the Point.
Support Group Updates
Trauma Education gives foster and adoptive families the tools and resources needed to parent kids from hard places. While parenting children who have experienced trauma can be scary, trauma education can help you succeed! Traders Point partners with Trauma Free World to offer free trauma education to those serving vulnerable children.
Trauma Free World
Financial grants support foster and adoptive families, helping to eliminate some of the financial burden.
*Foster grants- Foster families can apply for a grant to help cover out-of-pocket expenses such as childcare, schooling, trauma education, counseling (for parents or children), and extracurricular activities.
*Adoption grants- Adoptive families can apply for a grant to help with costs associated with international and domestic adoptions. Any single person or couple who has attended TPCC for one year or longer and is actively engaged at church is eligible for the grant. An application is submitted to Lifesong for Orphans who reviews the application. Once a decision is made, Lifesong will forward their decision to FAM for final acceptance. Traders Point currently awards matching grants up to $2,000.
Apply for a Grant
The Handyman Team is available to serve foster families by helping with general household tasks. Depending on the volume of requests received, you can expect approximately 1 day of work every 90 days. Foster parents pay for the cost of materials needed for the task, and this does not include emergency repairs.
Request Help
All foster and adoptive families are invited to join us on the 4th Monday of each month from 5-7 pm at The Park. The Park is an indoor playground at our Northwest location. This is a FREE event for foster and adoptive families. Let your kids play, and get to know other foster and adoptive families. We will have FREE resources, books, online trauma informed trainings, and a free meal to take home with you! No need to register, just show up!