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FOSTER, ADOPT, & KINSHIP

Foster, Adopt, & Kinship Ministry (FAM)

The Great Oaks Foster & Adopt Ministry believes that we are Called to step into the Foster Crisis with love and radical hospitality.


There are many ways we can serve the children and families that are impacted by the Foster Care System.

What is Happening in OUR Community of Bexar County:

4, 761

Children Removed Due to Abuse & Neglect

3,016

Children in Foster Care at Any One Time

37%

of Siblings are Separated

834

Foster Families Still Needed

Learn more from the South Texas Alliance for Orphans: 

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Get Involved

Are you a Foster, Adoptive, Kinship Family, or Grandparents Raising Grandkids at Great Oaks?

OR

Do you want to learn more about SERVING children and families impacted by Foster Care?

Watch this video to see the impact of being a part of the Foster and Adopt Ministry! 

Bethann Jackson

Foster & Adopt Ministry Leader

Delayna Wilkins

Foster & Adopt Ministry Leader

Leadership

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Support Group for Foster & Adoptive Families

  • Be encouraged and equipped alongside fellow foster and adoptive families .

  • Connect with local resources.

  • Specific discussions and guest speakers designed to help you parent children from hard places

  • Earn training hours

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Donate

Drop off between June 23rd - July 22nd in either of the lobbies at Great Oaks Fellowship.

  • Full-Size Backpacks

  • $10 Walmart Gift Card

  • $10 Target Gift Card

  • Classic markers

  • 24 count Crayons

  • Scissors

  • Elmers Glue

  • Tissue Boxes

  • Hand Sanitizer

  • Clorox Wipes

  • Box of #2 Pencils

  • Wide-Ruled Spiral Notebooks

  • College-Ruled Spiral Notebooks

  • Wide-Ruled Notebook Paper

  • College-Ruled Notebook Paper

Volunteer

Sunday, July 28th

These events will be held at Grace Point Church, First Presbyterian Church, CBC, and UMC.

We are supporting the South Texas Alliance for Orphans as they invite over 600 Kinship Families, who have stepped in to care for the children of their family and friends, to a unique, fun-filled back-to-school shopping experience!

Events

Learn more about FAM events at Great Oaks and through The Alliance. 

Resources & Next Steps

1Hope Training

View upcoming training calendar

1Hope Trainings

Sign up for the initial orientation

CASA

Become a "Court Appointed Special Advocate" (CASA) for foster children

Babysitting Collaborative

Become a certified babysitter

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