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Adoption

ADOPTION - A TOP PRIORITY

Arrow Child & Family Ministries and the Michael Reagan Center are committed to encourage, educate, and empower the Christian community to provide loving permanent homes for every child in foster care in the United States. We believe that every child deserves a permanent, loving home and family. We also believe that Christians, as individuals and as churches, are privileged to provide for the "orphans" in their community. We see God working today to encourage His church to have a heart for these forgotten children.

According to the latest federal AFCARS report, there are over 79,000 children in foster care who are immediately available for adoption - children whose parent's parental rights have already been terminated. There are over 105 million households in the United States. An estimated 80%, or 84 million, of those identify themselves as Christian homes. That is over 1,000 Christian homes for every foster child immediately available for adoption. Unfortunately, most of these homes are not aware of the need, are discouraged by perceptions of the difficulty and complexity of the adoption process, or lack the community or family support necessary for a successful adoption.

Churches play a critical role in informing their families about foster care and adoption, and in encouraging and supporting their families at every stage of the adoption process. But churches, like the families, lack knowledge of:

  • Children available for adoption (Who are they? What are their special needs?)
  • The foster/adoption process
  • Child welfare systems and
  • Resources available to help achieve successful adoptions

We believe that churches and families are willing and available to provide permanent homes for these foster children, if only they had access to the information and support they need to be successful. Arrow is dedicated to fulfilling this need. Working together with churches, families, and communities, we can accomplish our objective - a permanent, loving family for every available foster child