WHO WE ARE

Home for Every Child is a small organization seeking to have a big impact in the lives of orphaned and vulnerable children. We are passionate about seeing every child thrive in a loving, forever home. We know that it truly takes a village of engaged, wrap-around support to hold families together, bring children into families and see families reunited. Sometimes that means helping families navigate the processes of foster care or adoption. Sometimes that means supporting families to overcome barriers to adoption. Often that means supporting kids and families to stay together, navigate the challenges resulting from the trauma and brokenness of hurt and loss and accessing the supports and therapies needed to thrive.

In the same way that parents can't do it all on their own to foster, adopt or raise these kids, we can't do it all to support them. It takes a community. We at Home for Every Child want to be a channel connecting community members to children and families through increased awareness, promotion of practical engagement strategies, opportunities to volunteer and ways to share resources to strengthen and equip families to thrive together for the long run.

Most of us who want to make a tangible difference aren't counselors or outreach workers and so we typically feel ill-equipped to really engage in any meaningful way with vulnerable children and families. But together we can bring skilled, knowledgeable people, practical resources, training opportunities and caring hearts together to make a big difference, one child at a time.

Together with the support of individuals across Canada we:

Help the Canadian children waiting for adoption to be SEEN and better understood, advocating for their permanency in loving homes
Demystify the adoption, foster care, kinship and respite processes for everyday Canadians
Encourage everyone to consider what something they can do to support vulnerable kids and families
Provide or share opportunities to engage in meaningful ways in the support of kids and families
Provide training for individuals and communities to be better equipped to help kids and families in deep ways that make a difference
Leverage the generosity of individuals to help families adopt and then to access needed supports including counselling, therapies, medical devices, and training that will enable them and their children to overcome hard pasts and thrive
Equip families to be more resilient and support one another in their journeys through support groups, networking, training etc.
Encourage foster, adoptive, kinship, respite and bio families that they are SEEN, they are CELEBRATED, they are SUPPORTED

Our Team

Executive Director

Brandalyn Musial

Brandalyn and her husband, Jesse, live in Coombs, B.C. with a friendly herd of pet goats and ever changing assortment of visiting families. Brandalyn's professional life took a dramatic turn in 2015 from being a professional marine biologist to turning her focus to advocacy for orphans and vulnerable children in Canada and abroad.

In 2017 she became the Canadian Coordinator for Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday Canada supporting and equipping churches and believers to answer our biblical call to stand in the gap for the fatherless. Trained as a TBRI (Trust Based Relational Intervention) practitioner at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development in 2018, she continued her training in 2020 with Cindy Lee and Halo to facilitate the Making Sense of Your Worth program.

Brandalyn has been a part of Home for Every Child for a number of years, serving as their Vancouver Island representative. As of September 2023 she has taken over the role of Executive Director from Amanda Preston.

Board Member

Matthew Baker

Matthew is a husband and father of three. He has a passion for excellence that flows through his persona and professional life. After more than 20 years in customer service and business management, he launched his own business and is the President of Journey Flooring and Finishing in Langley, BC. A strong skill set and knowledge base focused in Operational and Strategic Planning has developed throughout his career and are key elements that Matthew brings to the leadership team of Home for Every Child.

After

Board Member

Daniel S.

Daniel lives in Chilliwack BC with his wife and 5 children. He has been involved with Home For Every Child for three years. He brings first-hand knowledge and passion for adoption and foster care, having fostered and then adopted two children out of the B.C Ministry of Children and Families child welfare system. He is a local delivery driver who spends his spare time pouring into his family; taking them exploring, boating, fishing and biking around the beautiful Fraser Valley.

Incoming Board Member

Shauna Jenkins

Shauna is a bio, adoptive and foster mom living in Nanaimo, B.C. She and her husband entered the world of foster care in 2017 as respite caregivers and then as an open foster home. This experience impressed upon them the need to understand these children more deeply to mitigate the impacts of their trauma and build trust and felt safety. The introduction of TBRI material was transformative in her family she has continued to promote these methods within her community. She is an encourager of other foster and adoptive families and works to engage families and communities to wrap around vulnerable children and families in practical ways.

Social Media Coordinator

Kelly Jenkins

Kelly is a big sister to adopted, foster and bio siblings in Nanaimo, B.C. She is studying to get her bachelor's degree in Child and Youth Worker care at Vancouver Island University and has an eye for visual arts and media.

Kelly oversees Home for Every Child's social media presence and takes a leading role in the development of digital media that helps tell the powerful story of a child's need for permanency and how everyone can do something to be a part of the solution.

Our Story

Home for Every Child Adoption Society was dreamed up by the hearts of a group of adoptive moms. After a local Christian adoption agency closed down, the group of moms felt there was still a need for a Christian Adoption Agency, and over a meal at Boston Pizza, they decided to start their own. But this wasn't the ending this story was meant to have. When the door to becoming an adoption agency closed, the team looked for other ways to meet the needs of children in desperate need of a family. Under the leadership of its founder Amanda Preston, who served as Executive Director from 2012 to September 2023, the charity has provided financial grants and other support services to foster and adoptive families across Canada as well as hosting numerous awareness champaigns and information sessions to engage and equip communities for meaningful engagement with vulnerable kids and families.

Now, more than a decade later, Home for Every Child has developed into a Christian hub for adoption/foster care/kinship care support, education and awareness. The organization is governed by a board of directors and operates it's programs through partnerships with various skilled professionals, volunteers and donors who share a passion for seeing all children secure in loving, forever families.

After navigating the challenges of a changed world amid COVID-19, and a season of pause, the charity has shifted leadership in September 2023 to Brandalyn Musial accepting the role of Executive Director.