Caring for Kids in Foster Care
As followers of Jesus, we want to do what Jesus did, stepping into relationship with the most vulnerable in our city. Bridgetown is partnered with amazing organizations in Portland who are dignifying and uplifting the children and families in our community who have been impacted by foster care. There are plenty of ways you can get involved financially, through volunteering, and through fostering.
Every Child Oregon
Every Child Oregon stands in the gap for vulnerable children and families impacted by foster care, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, and happen to be one of Bridgetown’s longest partnerships as well. From tangibly giving Flash Boxes or Emergency Needs, to actively serving as a respite provider for foster families or appreciating the DHS staff with coffee and ice cream, there’s a way for everyone to get involved.
Foster Parents’ Night Out
Foster Parents’ Night Out is an initiative of Every Child Oregon that provides monthly respite care to DHS foster families. Local sites host FPNO so that foster parents can have a night off, while trained volunteers care for their foster, adopted, and biological children. Bridgetown has been a long time host, and we would love if you would join us in volunteering!
Flash Boxes for Foster Families
Flash Boxes are filled with activities, gift cards, snacks, and items for both the guardians and kids. As foster families offer radical hospitality, love, and care for kids in crisis in the community, this surprise box is designed to encourage and support foster families in our area.
Dates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Cost: Boxes range from $100–125 to assemble
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church office
Safe Families for Children
Safe Families for Children works to keep children safe during a family crisis, support and stabilize families with caring and compassionate community, and reunite families. In 2019, a three-year pilot demonstration project began to connect DHS to the SFFC network in order to deflect 10% of kids from entering foster care. Whether you are interested in being a Host Family, Family Coach, Family Friend, or Resource Friend, there is a spot for everyone.
Family Room
Family Room seeks to increase the likelihood that children living in foster care can successfully be reunited with their birth parents. During the week, Bridgetown Church kids classrooms function as a homelike visitation space within the community and increases both the quantity and quality of supervised time families spend together. Safe Families has several ways to get involved, from volunteering, to sponsorship, to events.
With Love
With love helps foster families impact the lives of children ages 0-6 by providing resources that nurture dignity, hope, and community. They provide tangible needs to nearly 120 Portland foster families each month; items such as diapers, blankets, books and clothing are available for pick up or delivery, as soon as a child is placed in a new home. From washing and sorting to packaging and delivering, there is a way for anyone to get involved.
Flash Boxes for Foster Families
Flash Boxes are filled with activities, gift cards, snacks, and items for both the guardians and kids. As foster families offer radical hospitality, love, and care for kids in crisis in the community, this surprise box is designed to encourage and support foster families in our area.
Dates: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Cost: Boxes range from $100–125 to assemble
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church office
Safe Families for Children
Safe Families for Children works to keep children safe during a family crisis, support and stabilize families with caring and compassionate community, and reunite families. In 2019, a three-year pilot demonstration project began to connect DHS to the SFFC network in order to deflect 10% of kids from entering foster care. Whether you are interested in being a Host Family, Family Coach, Family Friend, or Resource Friend, there is a spot for everyone.
Family Room
Family Room seeks to increase the likelihood that children living in foster care can successfully be reunited with their birth parents. During the week, Bridgetown Church kids classrooms function as a homelike visitation space within the community and increases both the quantity and quality of supervised time families spend together. Safe Families has several ways to get involved, from volunteering, to sponsorship, to events.
Foster Parents’ Night Out
Foster Parents’ Night Out is an initiative of Every Child Oregon that provides monthly respite care to DHS foster families. Local sites host FPNO so that foster parents can have a night off, while trained volunteers care for their foster, adopted, and biological children. Bridgetown has been a long time host, and we would love if you would join us in volunteering!
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With Love
With love helps foster families impact the lives of children ages 0-6 by providing resources that nurture dignity, hope, and community. They provide tangible needs to nearly 120 Portland foster families each month; items such as diapers, blankets, books and clothing are available for pick up or delivery, as soon as a child is placed in a new home. From washing and sorting to packaging and delivering, there is a way for anyone to get involved.