Fostering in Faith
Any foster, adoptive, respite or kinship families are welcome to join us the first Friday each month for our support group meetings!
Pizza provided for dinner and babysitters are available to give the parents some kid-free time to support each other on this journey.
We'd love to support you in your foster care journey, help you through struggles and fulfill needs along the way. And don't hesitate to utilize respite care! We are here to give you a much needed break whenever we can.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Support Group
As of 2022, our support group is not currently meeting. If you are interested in joining when we start back up, please fill out the form on the contact page for more info.
CPR/First Aid Training
This class is for anyone needing certification for babysitting, respite care, or to become a foster parent. If you are interested in getting more involved with foster care, this is a great place to start! Fill out the form on the contact page for more info or to sign up.
How can YOU get involved with foster care?
Attend an online informational meeting
Even if you don't want to be a foster parent, the informational meetings can answer any questions you have about volunteering with or babysitting foster children, as well as suggest other ways you can get involved.
Check out the next page (Babysitting & Respite) for information on becoming a babysitter for children in foster care
Volunteer with Isaiah 117 House!
The mission of Isaiah 117 House is to care for children awaiting foster placement.
It is based on the scripture Isaiah 1:17, "defend the cause of the fatherless."
There are many ways you can get involved. Start by attending our next local meeting (every 2nd Sunday at StartUp Waco). Fill out the contact form for more info here. Follow Isaiah 117 House McLennan County,TX on Facebook or Instagram too!
Mentor youth in your community
When children age out of foster care at 18, roughly half of them will experience homelessness. Every year nearly 85,000 young adults 18-24 are added to the already growing 2 million homeless young adults living on our streets, in our shelters and in dangerous situations because they aren’t connected to a stable, caring family. Become a mentor to these young men and women to stop the cycle of poverty awaiting them.
Although it isn't an overnight shelter, it is a safe place for homeless youth to go after school to do homework, take a shower or just hang out
Becoming a Mentoring Family for a young adult who has no one is what we call “stepping into their story.” It’s simple; it’s relationship.
Build healthy relationships with young people eager for adult guidance: help with homework, coach a sport, advocate for their needs.
Volunteer with the Texas Department of Family Protective Services:
Bring comfort to children staying in the CPS office as they wait for foster homes to become available
Volunteer as a CASA or GAL
Advocate for children in court, no law degree required!
Volunteer at Foster Village
Fill backpacks with essentials for children entering foster care, help organize donations or assist a donation drive
Donate to an organization
Donate to Arrow
To find other agencies, click the DFPS logo below
Donate to the National CASA/GAL Association
Donate to a center providing aid or shelter for homeless youth
Donate to Foster Village
Other Options
Fulfill a wish for a child in foster care
Contact a foster licensing & adoption agency near you!
Find a Rainbow Room near you!
Send a meal or gift card to a foster family you know
If nothing else, please pray for the foster care community and spread awareness to others
"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.'"
Matthew 19:14
"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame"
Psalms 127:3-5
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
James 1:27
"Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people."
Psalms 82:3-4
"Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it."
Hebrews 13:2
"Father to the fatherless, defender of widows - this is God whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land."
Psalms 68:5-6
"Help Him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors."
Psalms 72:4
"Anyone who welcomes a little child on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me."
Luke 9:48
"You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them."
Psalms 10:18
"He will deliver those who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save them from death. He will rescue the needy from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in His sight."
Psalms 72:12-14
"Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows."
Isaiah 1:17
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you."
John 14:18
"Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves... Have the same attitude as Christ Jesus... he humbled himself in obedience to God"
Philippians 2:3-5,8
"A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed."
Proverbs 11:25
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure their justice. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless; see that they get justice."
Proverbs 31:8-9
"Let us hold, without wavering, to our hope, God keeps His promises. Let's motivate each other to acts of love and good works."
Hebrews 10:23-24
"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." 1 John 3:18