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The Christian Alliance for Orphans works to inspire, equip and connect Christians to care for the orphan.Invites all to join in a vision for God's glory and the care of orphans that is larger than any one organization or project.
Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
1w ago
The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) is thrilled to welcome Jedd Schroy as the new Director of Organizational Excellence for the CAFO Research Center. In this role, Schroy will help strengthen the quality and impact of Christian organizations serving orphaned and vulnerable children and families internationally. Schroy’s previous work includes a decade of leadership in ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
1w ago
“What if we showed up for families in a mailbox?” This is the question asked by one of the volunteers at Houston’s First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Toni Steere, Director of Foster, Adoption and Orphan Care at Houston’s First, shares about what came after this question, and the unexpected impact that God brought through ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
2w ago
[Summary] Data still shows that Christian families in the US are more likely to adopt or foster children and are more likely to be aware of the needs of vulnerable children and families in the child welfare system. Similarly, a significant portion of churches encourages their congregants to engage in foster care and adoption and ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
2w ago
CAFO unites Christian leaders, practitioners and caregivers 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. When you join CAFO as a member, you are uniting with almost 300 respected nonprofit organizations and a global network of churches ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
1M ago
The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) is thrilled to welcome Jimmy Moore as Director of Church Strengthening and Support. In this new role, Moore will work to significantly expand CAFO’s services and support for local churches across the US, helping local congregations start and grow effective adoption, foster care and global orphan ministries. Moore joins ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
1M ago
It’s often the small, daily decisions that most shape our lives. These little, easy-to-overlook choices powerfully form our experiences, our impact on others, and the people we will become. Justin Whitmel Early is a lawyer and author of the books The Common Rule, Habits of the Household, and Made for People. His next book is ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
1M ago
This week, Christianity Today magazine released the article, “The Orphan Care Movement Grows Up.” Its subtitle describes, “Two decades into the resurgence of Christian adoption advocacy, the movement bears both visible bruises and greater wisdom.” I felt grateful for the chance to write it, reflecting on the growth and deepening of this movement, now 20 ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
2M ago
In the latest video release from the Pure Religion Project, Alex Ilie from Romania Without Orphans Alliance shares his perspective on adoption as a means of discipleship and a way to reflect God’s heart. He explains how deeply adoption has ingrained itself into the culture of his church and beyond, and describes his family’s adoption ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
2M ago
With the Christmas gift-giving season in full swing, we polled the CAFO team for a list of top recommended gifts for children, families and colleagues. For kids, specifically, we asked for ideas that encourage learning, movement and wellness – items our team (and the kids in their lives) have personally benefitted from and support goals ... Read more
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Christian Alliance for Orphans Blog
2M ago
In early 2024, we invited the CAFO community to provide critical feedback in the first-ever CAFO Community Insights Survey. Entering CAFO’s 20th year with a growing movement of child welfare leaders, foster and adoptive parents, church ministry leaders, advocates and researchers – we desired to listen well to the community to identify key challenges, opportunities ... Read more
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