Asking Houses of Worship to Identify Possible Foster Families

DOVER, Del., (Friday, March 15, 2013) – This weekend, Lt. Governor Matt Denn will visit with clergy and church members to continue talking about his Faith, Family & Foster Care Initiative.

Saturday – City of Wilmington and Dover (see information below)
Sunday – New Castle (see information below)

Right now in Delaware, there are more than 850 children in foster care and only 400 foster families available for placing these children.  The Lt. Governor’s goal is to help find a family that is the best fit for each child, based on that child’s social, emotional, and physical needs, as well as geographical and educational situations.  To do that, Delaware needs to significantly increase the number of families that provide foster care/become foster parents for Delaware’s children.

“That is where our faith community comes in,” says Lt. Governor Denn.  “Most of our religious denominations have as one of their central tenets, ‘the care of the most vulnerable among us.’  Caring for foster children captures all of what Micah told us were the core demands on people of faith:  to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.  So we believe that we will find in Delaware’s houses of worship many families willing to step up, take on what we acknowledge to be a real challenge, and help these kids.”

The Lt. Governor is asking congregations in Delaware to find a family from its midst that would be willing to explore being a foster family.  If even a fraction of our state’s congregations take part in this “Faith, Family & Foster Care” initiative, we will dramatically increase the number of foster parents in our state.  And that, in turn, will make a real difference in the lives of these foster children. These children deserve no less than the caring and support of a loving family.

The Lt. Governor has a locally-produced five minute video featuring foster and adoptive families, and foster care recipients that is being shared with the faith community all over Delaware.  The video is available on the Lt. Governor’s website at http://ltgov.delaware.gov .  In addition, information about becoming foster parents is posted so those interested can see what the responsibilities are and contact the Division of Family Services for further assistance.  DFS will then work with prospective foster parents to connect them with an appropriate participating agency.

Lt. Governor Denn routinely visits houses of worship throughout the state.  If you are interested in learning more about the Lt. Governor’s “Faith, Family & Foster Care” initiative, please call 302-744-4333 for more information or to schedule a visit.

SATURDAY, 3/16

9:00am – 9:30am       CONSEJO PASTORAL DE
403 N. DuPont Street
Wilmington

This is the monthly meeting of COPAD, the statewide group of Latino pastors.

5:00pm – 5:30pm       IMA Agape Banquet
Modern Maturity Center
1121 Forrest Avenue
Dover

This is a gathering of more than ten churches to honor members and their houses of worship for services in their church and community.

SUNDAY, 3/17

10:30am – 12:00pm   Seeds of Greatness Ministries
190 Quigley Boulevard
New Castle
(across from NC Farmers Market)

The Lt. Governor will deliver remarks during the 10:30 service.  There are a few families at Seeds of Greatness who are already involved as foster families.

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