CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS
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Six Ways Singles Can Help Orphans
CT carries a great article on Six Ways Singles Can Help Orphans. It articulates clearly (and practically!) a central truth that CAFO always seeks to champion. Not every Christian is...
Five Big Things that Change When a Church Embraces Orphans and Foster Youth
The Willow Creek Association Blog today carries a post on what changes when a church starts to engage for orphans and foster youth. Here's how it starts: Flood. Ice. Fire. ...
Innocents Lost: Miami Herald Expose on Tragedies in the Foster System
Last week, we highlighted a controversial TED Talk urging the end of foster care. The video and blog post stirred strong feelings among many. Some resonated deeply with Molly McGrath...
TED Talk Urges End of Foster Care
A provocative new TED Talk calls for an end to foster care as we know it. Molly McGrath Tierny argues, “It’s not that government is doing it badly. It’s that...
Top DC Think Tank Highlights Growing Engagement of Churches in Foster Care
This past week, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington D.C. hosted a panel discussion entitled "Connecting orphans with families: New insights from the front lines.” Jason Weber, CAFO’s National...
Powerful Words from Kenyans who Grew Up in Institutions
A recent paper created by young adults in Kenyan who grew up in orphanages gives moving windows into the heartache that often defines life after care…and also points to ways...