Foster and adoptive parenting comes with distinct challenges.
Day-to-day, parents can feel exhausted and discouraged as they seek to help their children overcome relational, emotional or behavioral struggles.
Why am I not seeing the change I hope for? Is flourishing even possible, or will the hard things my child has experienced have the last word in their story?
But slow, steady healing is possible. And the CAFO Family Institute is here to support families along the way.
Strengthening Foster and Adoptive Families
The Institute for Family-Centered Healing and Health equips foster and adoptive parents — and the ministries that serve them — with family practices rooted in Scripture and science.
We provide trusted tools that acknowledge the deep challenges of trauma or adversity but also emphasize the power of daily habits and Christian practices to help families experience less strain, more peace and real growth as healing steadily takes root in their children’s lives.
Learn more about building resilience after trauma and adversity and the protective factors that can support healing and growth in children.
Featured Resources for Families
When There is Crisis
Equip families with a handbook for facing the most intense and overwhelming challenges of foster and adoptive parenting.
Sturdy Family Practices
Powerful Role of the Body for Family Flourishing
Discover a series of short PDFs outlining key physical practices that can help support healing and growth over time.
Connect with us at CAFO2026 Summit
Join us at our annual conference to learn from some of the best Christian leaders and practitioners in this space— finding deep wisdom and practical guidance for the road ahead!
