MINISTRY & SUPPORT IDEAS

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Bring Food Prepare a meal, stock a freezer, or drop off snacks or coffee. Small gestures can be a big encouragement, especially with a new placement.

Organize a Meal Train Coordinate meals during the first weeks after a placement. Tools like MealTrain.com make it simple and effective.

Provide Supplies Ask what the family needs before and after a placement and help meet those needs through a supply drive or personal support.

Welcome a New Placement Support the whole family during the transition. Ask foster parents how you can help their home, biological children, and the new child adjust.

Be Part of a Primary Support Circle Commit to being dependable help when it’s needed most, especially with transportation or respite care.

Become a CASA Volunteer Serve as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) by advocating for a child’s best interests in court. The commitment is typically about one hour per week.

Check In and Listen Regularly reach out. Listen without fixing. Laugh, pray, and walk with foster parents through both joy and exhaustion.

Help With Everyday Tasks Offer help with errands, childcare, or household chores. Many families won’t ask but deeply appreciate the support.

Invite the Family In Host the whole family for a meal or playdate. Hospitality helps children feel welcomed into a larger community.

Provide Parenting Support Offer or connect families to parenting classes that equip both foster parents and biological parents working toward reunification.

Give Experiences or Passes Bless families with memberships or day trips to places like zoos, pools, or activity centers.

Pray Pray continually—for the child, biological family, foster parents, and everyone affected. Prayer is foundational and powerful.

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Partner With Local School Districts Work with school district Community Resource Liaisons to help identify and support foster families and students in care.

Partner With Your County Build relationships with your local county child welfare agency. Counties are often overwhelmed, and partnership can bring meaningful support to both staff and foster families.

Partner With Foster Family Agencies or Organizations
Collaborate with FFAs and foster-focused organizations that work directly with foster families to meet real, ongoing needs.

Build a Respite Care Team Create a team of certified caregivers who can provide short-term childcare or respite when families need breaks or must travel.

Host a Foster Family Date Night Offer quarterly or monthly childcare using certified sitters so foster parents can enjoy a much-needed night out.

Host Giving Trees or Birthday Celebrations Provide Christmas gifts or birthday parties for children in care—many have never experienced either in a meaningful way.

Partner With Royal Family Kids Camp Support or host a Royal Family Kids Camp, giving children in foster care a week-long, life-giving camp experience.

Deliver Care Packages Keep essentials like diapers, baby supplies, and gift cards ready for immediate drop-off when emergency placements occur.

Host CPR Training Events Open CPR certification classes to foster families, who are required to maintain CPR training for licensing.

Certify Babysitters Train and background-check babysitters so foster families have safe, legal childcare options they can trust.

Hold Foster Family Dedications Pray over foster parents when a new placement arrives and invite the church to commit to supporting them (without bringing the child forward).

Pray Pray faithfully for foster families and children, who are navigating both visible challenges and unseen spiritual battles.