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5 Families Wrap-Around Support

Did you know that 50% of foster parents quit after the first year?

Do you know WHY?

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They feel ill-equipped
 

They lack support/feel alone

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Would you be more likely to foster or adopt if you knew that you weren't going into it alone?

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What if you knew that you were going in with a team of 4 other families who were committed to walking the journey with you and being there when you needed them?

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​It truly takes a village to raise a child!

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We are championing the 5 families concept for foster care and adoption.

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The 5 families concept is:

  • Five families commit to go into foster care/adoption TOGETHER

    • Before a formal application is made, the 5 families commit to journey as a team

    • The foster family applies and begins the foster/adoptive family intake and training process​

    • The four supporting families learn alongside the foster/adoptive family

      • (through formal government training or informally through the foster/adoptive family)

    • Some or all of the four supporting families get approved as respite for the foster/adoptive family

  • Following placement of a child, the 5 families work together as one, extended family to support the placed child and foster/adoptive family

    • Four families are the first call for support:​

      • Driving​ kids

      • Babysitting

      • Picking up groceries/prescriptions

      • Respite

      • Emotional support/listening ear

      • Play dates

      • Mentoring

      • Meals/practical support

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Why 5 families?

  • ​Large enough to have a practically available pool of support

  • Small enough to be intimately acquainted and safe with one another

  • Diversity of gifting and skill sets

  • Enough manpower to be long-term sustainable

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