What is Clover Hill’s Fostering Network?
The goal of our Fostering Network is for foster families and the children they foster to receive extended family-style support. To accomplish this, we will facilitate the development of a Community of Care for every foster family who is approved with a Clover Hill Fostering Network partner organization.
We want foster families to thrive as a result of having their Communities of Care nearby and active in their lives and the lives of the children they foster. Whenever possible, we also want to aid in the successful reunification of children with their birth families by helping great families from our congregation come alongside those birth families during their journeys toward reunification.
We are seeking healthy families and individuals that are willing to pursue approvals to become ministry participants in our Fostering Network.
Supporting Mentor
The ideal first step is to support a Foster Family before making a deeper commitment. Are you someone who has the capacity to do the following?
- Mentor and encourage children who are in foster care.
- Provide childcare, transportation, meals, and other forms of day/evening support for a Foster Family two to three times each month.
- Pursue the needed approvals (background check, fingerprinting, driver’s license, automobile insurance, etc.).
- Attend a two-hour training session prior to your first assignment to a Community of Care.
Respite Families
Are you someone who has the capacity to do the following?
- Be the anchor member of the Foster Family’s support team by providing day/evening help one to two times each month.
- Provide overnight help one weekend each month.
- Pursue approvals to become the “aunt/uncle” figure in a foster child’s life.
If you are already a Foster Family but have not connected with Fostering Network yet, connect with us now. If you have questions about Clover Hill’s Fostering Network, contact Angie at AGrant@cloverhillag.org.
