Wraparound Support for Foster, Adoption, & Kinship Families
Updated: Mar 7
Problem:
There are more kids waiting for families than families waiting for kids.
50% of foster parents quit within the first year.
Stats:
Miami County - 60 children
Montgomery County - 650 children
Solution:
Wraparound support teams "aka Care Communities", increase retention rate to 90%.
Composition: 5-7 other units. Team Leader, Mentor, Tutor, Family Helper, Respite, etc.
Support groups also increase retention rate to 90%.
Composition: Organizer, facilitator, cooks, childcare.
Trauma-training for all childcare ministry staff and volunteers throughout Greater Dayton
Mission:
Recruit More Than Enough foster, adoption, and kinship families until there are more families waiting for kids than kids waiting for families.
Montgomery County: 100 families
Miami County: 30 families
Create 130 wraparound support teams for each and every one of these families.
Create 8 support groups for all families to have access.
Strategy:
Onboard lay-leaders in congregations to lead a supportive ministry.
Mobilize the Body of Christ (multiple congregations) through Stand Sunday and surveys to capture capacity and plug-and-play folks into roles.
Find and equip a regional coordinator within Greater Dayton to implement strategy and mobilize the Body.
To connect, fill out this form, and/or email Amy Tuell at atuell@coalitionofcare.org and cc: myself at paul@storyconnect.love
CURRENT STATUS:
# of Congregations doing this work
Miami County:
Stand Sundays - 3 Congregations
Care Communities - 4 Congregations, 9 Care Communities
Support Groups - 1
Montgomery County:
Stand Sundays - 1 Congregation
Care Communities - 2 Congregations, 2 Care Communities
Support Groups - 0
Map: To be update below