On Tuesday night, Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church hosted and facilited an interest meeting for families considering foster care here in Pierce County.  With heart, passion, and vision, church leaders from Chapel Hill invited surrounding churches to encourage their members to consider getting involved in helping foster children in our local community.  For a first time event, it was a great success.  Approximately 25 interested families came to hear more about the need for foster families and foster/adopt families to take children into their homes that have been removed by Child Protective Services.   Chapel Hill generously facilitated the evening inviting representatives from the Department of Social and Health Services and 5 private agencies including Youth for Christ.  Linda Thomas, Area Manager for DSHS spoke of the need for more families and what the Department faces in trying to meet the placement need of hundreds of children in Pierce County.  In addition, each of the private agencies shared information about their agency and the types of children that are served.  

This is exactly the type of vision we love to see coming from the church.  Recently, Youth for Christ was awarded a grant to provide a part-time person to begin connecting more closely with local churches in the area.  Together, as a Christian community, we can make a huge difference in the lives of foster children.

Thank you to Chapel Hill for taking the initiative to sponsor such a great event.  We look forward to many more events just like this.                  By Jeff Clare