For Houston’s First Baptist Church, the journey to supporting family-based care for orphaned and vulnerable children began with a simple conversation. Legacy 68:5, the adoptive, foster, kinship and orphan care ministry of Houston’s First Baptist Church is committed to providing a supportive community and financial resources for local families pursuing adoption, foster care, or kinship care as well as entities serving the vulnerable globally. Over the last 15 years Legacy 68:5 has been on a wild learning curve but very early on, the core families involved in launching the ministry felt strongly ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 14, 2022 Contact: Heather Douglass SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2022 — The Faith to Action Initiative and members of its coalition today implored those working on the ground in and around Ukraine to prioritize providing family-strengthening-focused support to the children and families impacted by the current crisis. “The loss and trauma that the people of Ukraine are experiencing are unimaginable. As millions of children lose their homes and the lives they knew, there is an urgent need to provide support to keep them in families where they can be loved an ..read more

During this challenging time in Ukraine, it is important to help families in crisis stay together and make sure children in residential care are provided for and safe. Below are a few organizations who are supporting vulnerable children and families in Ukraine. A Family for Every Orphan Catholic Relief Services Hope and Homes Lifesong for Orphans Lumos Orphan Outreach Orphans Promise Samaritans Purse Tearfund Ukraine Without Orphans World Vision The post Ukraine Response appeared first on Faith to Action ..read more

During this challenging time in Ukraine, it is important to help families in crisis stay together and make sure children in residential care are provided for and safe. Below are a few organizations who are supporting vulnerable children and families in Ukraine. A Family for Every Orphan Catholic Relief Services Hope and Homes Lifesong for Orphans Lumos Orphan Outreach Orphans Promise Samaritans Purse Tearfund Ukraine Without Orphans World Vision The post Ukraine Response 2022 appeared first on Faith to Action ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 24, 2022 Contact: Heather Douglass Christian Child-Focused Organizations Urge International Leaders to Invest In Family Strengthening In Response to New COVID Orphans Report SAN FRANCISCO — The Faith to Action Initiative and members of its coalition today urged individuals, churches, and international leaders to support family and community strengthening efforts in response to the latest global child welfare report from The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal, “More than 5.2 Million Children Affected by Global Surges in COVI ..read more

Faith to Action Initiative, A Project of Tides Center Qualified applicants may submit a cover letter and resume to info@faithtoaction.org by December 8, 2021 Job Title: Outreach Coordinator Reports to: Director of Programs FLSA Status: Exempt Time: Temporary Full-time Length of Employment: 12 months Salary: $70,000 Benefits: Health insurance, sick leave, retirement benefits POSITION SUMMARY: The Outreach Coordinator works collaboratively with and in support of the Faith to Action Initiative’s (hereinafter “F2A”) Director of Programs to implement outreach to key audiences. The Outreach Coordin ..read more

COVID-19 brought increased strain on poor families around the world as they struggled with the secondary impacts of closed schools, shut down businesses, and more. Families who were already vulnerable have plunged into desperation. Fortunately, there are organizations who are responding to the growing need and sharing hope in the process. Som is from a very poor tribe in Northern Thailand. When she was a young girl, only 13 years old, her parents sent her to the city to make money to support the family. But Som was tricked by her new employer, as happens often to vulnerable populations in Tha ..read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Contact: D.J. Jordan Christian International Child Welfare Organizations React to CDC Report on COVID Orphans Faith To Action Initiative Members Call on Christians To Invest In Efforts to Strengthen Families Around The World SEATTLE, WA – The Faith to Action Initiative and several of its coalition members today released statements on a new global child welfare report entitled, Children: The Hidden Pandemic 2021, which details the number of children worldwide who have lost a caregiver to COVID-19. The report shows that by the end of April 2021 ..read more

It was the dogs that alerted him, their barking incessant and irritating, drawing him toward the small bundle they encircled. What had gotten into them? He shooed them away, bending low to see why they were agitated. Shocked, he saw a newborn, tiny chest heaving with every breath, his body listless. The hospital said the baby suffered from sepsis, a severe infection, treatable with antibiotics. After a brief hospital stay, the infant was brought to a crisis nursery run by Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) Zambia, where nurses, social workers, and caregivers diligently provided for him. A ..read more

It was the dogs that alerted him, their barking incessant and irritating, drawing him toward the small bundle they encircled. What had gotten into them? He shooed them away, bending low to see why they were agitated. Shocked, he saw a newborn, tiny chest heaving with every breath, his body listless. The hospital said the baby suffered from sepsis, a severe infection, treatable with antibiotics. After a brief hospital stay, the infant was brought to a crisis nursery run by Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE) Zambia, where nurses, social workers, and caregivers diligently provided for him. A ..read more