I assume that everyone reading this blog has similar interests. FF4K's is a super program and in need of great people. We just had an event this weekend, visiting the DC Health and Wellness Expo. What a great time!
If you care about our community and the kids that have grown up in it needing support. Please, I encourage you, to reach out to Beverly Howard. It's a great program, doing fun, great work, and we need all the support that we can get.
Being a father myself, I know how important a strong role model is in all childrens lives. I have seen the change and difference a great mentor can make. It's astounding and impacts the child, teen, and yourself in many ways. If you can, please contact FF4K's, it will be the most rewarding decision you have ever made.
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as many as 20 teens in foster care leave the system without a family. Unable to return safely to their parents or relatives, they have waited and waited to be adopted, but no one ever stepped forward to adopt them. The kids who wait are usually African American and are age 9 or older when they enter foster
care. They have emotional, medical and educational needs. Many have lived in a series of foster homes or residential facilities. Foster parents and residential facilities do their best, but they usually cannot provide the one basic element that is crucial – a long-lasting connection to a caring adult. A child without a parent misses so much that other children take for granted: someone to help with school work, to praise an accomplishment, to celebrate a birthday – a place to call home. Children who grow up without the nurturing and attention of a parent are less likely to do well in school and are more likely to have delays
in growth, learning disabilities and psychological problems.
care. They have emotional, medical and educational needs. Many have lived in a series of foster homes or residential facilities. Foster parents and residential facilities do their best, but they usually cannot provide the one basic element that is crucial – a long-lasting connection to a caring adult. A child without a parent misses so much that other children take for granted: someone to help with school work, to praise an accomplishment, to celebrate a birthday – a place to call home. Children who grow up without the nurturing and attention of a parent are less likely to do well in school and are more likely to have delays
in growth, learning disabilities and psychological problems.
You can be part of the solution to improve the lives and futures of these children. Every year in Fairfax County, Lasting connections through weekend activities We recruit and train host and adoptive families, support families during the weekend process, prepare children for adoption and participation in the weekend visits, help host families plan weekend activities, screen interested adoptive families, manage the adoption process and provide information about the program at community meetings and events. Fairfax Families4Kids is working to engage the community to support the children by creating partnerships with civic, social, fraternal and faith organizations. We conduct community education programs and run group weekend events for the kids and interested families. Fairfax Families4Kids is an initiative of the Fairfax County Department of Family Services, Foster Care and Adoption program. We can work together to find families for our kids.
To find out more about volunteer opportunities in Fairfax County, please email :beverly.howard@fairfaxcounty.gov
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