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2024 Organization Membership
2024 Organization Membership
Membership in CAFO not only benefits your organization – it’s also a chance to grow and guide a movement together. In 2024 there are many ways to be an active part of this community! Discover news ways your organization can get involved, build your team, lend your expertise and find community. As a CAFO member, … Read more
2023 CAFO Impact Report & Prospectus
2023 CAFO Impact Report & Prospectus
CAFO unites a growing movement in shared initiatives to inspire and equip God’s people to care effectively for vulnerable children and families, rooted always in Christian discipleship and the life of the local church. We celebrate what God has done in 2023 and want to invite you to participate in some of the most strategic … Read more
CAFO2023 Full Conference Download
CAFO2023 Full Conference Download
UNHURRIED: LIVING WITH THE LONG VIEWThe fruit of our labor often feels so small and incomplete, even as fresh needs rise before us every day. A deep sense of urgency can dominate us daily. Jesus faced all that we face and more, yet he never ever seemed hurried. He lived always with the long view … Read more
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When Communities Collaborate
When Communities Collaborate
What can happen when communities collaborate? Watch what foster care collaborators across the US had to say—and then share the films where you live with your logo and URL! The five- and one-minute films show how people working together can provide more than enough for children and families in foster care. You can get the films and start … Read more
2023 Pure Religion Project Field Guide
2023 Pure Religion Project Field Guide
Each year since 2004, the Church has celebrated God’s heart for orphaned and vulnerable children on the second Sunday in November. Your field guide to planning and preparing for your Orphan Sunday, Stand Sunday and Pure Religion Sunday events. You’ll find resources, stories, practical ideas and a sample rollout plan to help equip for the … Read more
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The More Than Enough Vision Starter Guide
The More Than Enough Vision Starter Guide
You care deeply about serving children and families in foster care, but mobilizing others can feel overwhelming. Get started with a guide to help you communicate a vision of more than enough where you live. In this guide, discover resources to help rally your community around a vision of more than enough for children and … Read more
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CAFO2024 Sponsorship Opportunities
CAFO2024 Sponsorship Opportunities
Ways to contribute for kingdom impact Your sponsorship makes CAFO2024 possible – strengthening U.S. church teams, equipping leaders from developing nations, refreshing parents, connecting and training advocates and organization staff, and much more.
The Foster Care Prayer Guide
The Foster Care Prayer Guide
Jonathan Edwards wrote, “There is no way that Christians, in a private capacity, can do so much to promote the works of God and advance the kingdom of God as by prayer.” The Foster Care Prayer Guide equips you with prayer requests to do just that on behalf of kids and families in your community. … Read more
Healthy Guidelines for Sponsorship Programs
Healthy Guidelines for Sponsorship Programs
Sponsorship programs have the potential for great good and great harm. Over the last decade, organizations and donors have been thinking critically about how these programs operate. This booklet provides guidelines for healthy sponsorship programs, a few questions for consideration in each area, and additional resources including the Guidelines for Healthy Sponsorship Toolkit, Audit, and … Read more
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
Protecting and Honoring Vulnerable Children in Media
How do we respect the dignity and identity of vulnerable children in sharing their stories and images? This presentation will center around principles for practice and key questions for consideration when sharing stories and images of vulnerable children through media, advocacy, or promotion. Presenters: Esther Havens, Humanitarian Photographer Esther Havens is a humanitarian photographer capturing … Read more
Five Ways to be an Epic Presenter
Five Ways to be an Epic Presenter
Five easy guidelines to optimize your speaking experience and captivate your audience with clear and engaging content.
Finding your Fit in Foster Care
Finding your Fit in Foster Care
You want people in your community to make a difference in the lives of kids and families in foster care, but they aren’t exactly sure where they can make the most impact. This handy guide will help you connect them to how their gifts, personality, and experiences can make the biggest difference in foster care. … Read more
Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Representaciones Sabias y Respetuosa de los Ninos en los Medios de Comunicacion
Ya sea un niño o un adulto, la imagen física de una persona le representa. Estas representaciones son parte de quienes son. Entonces, las fotos, grabaciones e historias de cualquier persona deberían ser creadas y compartidas de formas que respetan sus deseos y afirman su dignidad como seres hechos a la imagen de Dios. Cuando … Read more
Shifting Awareness to Action
Shifting Awareness to Action
We are living in an age of information overload. It seems like every date on the calendar is dedicated to a different cause, and while awareness is important, we know people who are simply given more information are unlikely to change their beliefs or behaviors. Awareness without action does not lead to change. Without defining … Read more