A ministry of Third church aimed at captivating hearts and building community to respond to God's call to care for orphans, foster children, and their families.
WHO WE ARE:
Forgotten No More is a growing part of your Third family. Some of us have adopted and some of us have fostered children. Others involved in this ministry wrap around or support those who do. We care about the needs of those who have been forgotten: orphans, birth mothers, broken families, foster children, foster families, and social workers. Please join us in responding to God's call to care, one child at a time.
WHAT WE DO:
Forgotten No More will seek to support the orphan community by Community Partnering and Wrap-Around.
COMMUNITY PARTNERING: The Richmond community is already at work caring for children in need. We desire to care for the families of our communities and those who work on their behalf by encouraging and collaborating with our local Department of Social Services:
Encourage families to train to become foster parents for short-term, respite, or emergency foster care situations.
Participate in a Ministry of Encouragement to DSS workers
Collaborate with Henrico DSS in providing parenting classes
WRAP-AROUND: The journey of caring for children from hard places is rewarding and beautiful, but can also be challenging and exhausting. We desire to wrap around families as they respond to God's call to care for the needs of the orphan. Some of the ways we can show our love and support:
Family Mentors / Shepherding Team - local team provides prayer, encouragement and support
Welcome Home Kit - resources and contacts to support caring for children including medical and emotional
Practical Needs - provide meals, errands, babysitting, pet care, yard work, language translation
Financial Assistance
We want to hear from you! Fill out our survey on how you'd like to be involved with Forgotten No More, and we'll be in touch with you soon:
MEET THE KIDS
Virginia Kids Belong has put together videos of children who do not have an identified adoptive placement and are currently in a foster home or in a residential facility, where they will remain until an adoptive family has been identified for them.