Develop a Trauma-Informed Ministry

The Church has always been a powerful influence in families and relationships.
But is your church actively engaged in some of the most broken of families and relationships?
The foster and adoptive community desperately needs the church community. And they need the church community to understand children from hard places and the unique joys and challenges when parenting them.
Beyond influencing, encouraging and supporting our own church members, we have an incredible opportunity to partner and influence outside our churches. Child Protective Services and other community organizations are eager to work with churches to solve the foster care crisis.
There are trauma-informed and sustainable practices for foster and adoption ministries, and we can help get yours started on the right foot.
Resources for Your Church
Ministry Development Worksheet
Use this guide to set a game plan for your ministry for the year ahead.
5 Areas of Need in Foster Care
Where can your church help? Read about the 5 needs.
Partnering with Fostering Hope Austin
Learn how we can work together to achieve better outcomes for our kids in care.
Foster Family Roster
Give this pdf to foster/adoptive families at your church so you can match them with support teams.
Hear From Current Ministry Coordinators

“FHA's mission to educate, equip and empower churches to serve foster families and the children under their care has made a huge difference in the work we do with the Starry emergency shelter. We could not do what we do without the support FHA provides.”
“I knew our church needed a foster ministry but I did not know where to start. FHA’s leaders took me under their wings and encouraged and supported me. Our church just launched our new Foster Care ministry with 5 families starting training.”
“We were asked to facilitate an overhaul of the DFPS monthly Foster/Adopt Information Sessions, we immediately contacted Fostering Hope Austin. We utilized their expertise to transform the multiple documents, emails, slides and videos into a presentation that would inspire prospective families to take the next step.”
Schedule a Free Phone Consultation
Want your church to partner with FHA? Contact us and we can get you started!