Orphan Sunday is Nov. 4 | TFI Family Services, Inc.

TFI Family Services joins Phyllis Gilmore, secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families, in the promotion of adoption through Orphan Sunday.

A message from Secretary Gilmore:

Right now there are about 389 Kansas children awaiting a forever family. In social-work speak we say they?re without an ?adoptive resource,? meaning there?s no foster care parent or relative to adopt them. They are kids who need loving, attentive parents.

Regardless of how you characterize them, we at the Department for Children and Families think 389 children without a permanent home is 389 too many. We?d rather that number be zero. That is why we place such strong emphasis on National Adoption Month in November.

During National Adoption Month, Kansas families that already are committed to adoption across the state will take the last step in the process together, finalizing their adoptions alongside friends and relatives. Undoubtedly, there will be many joyous smiles and happy tears.

Adoption Month is also a chance for us to shine a spotlight on the beauty of adoption and ask others to step forward and grow their families. We want Kansans to examine their lives and their hearts and ask themselves if there?s room to provide a permanent, loving home for a child or children who have none.

That?s where you come in. We would like you to help us promote the adoption of children in Kansas. On Sunday, November 4, many churches across the state are having Orphan Sunday, dedicated to finding families for children in need of loving, permanent homes. What we?re asking is pretty simple. We?d like churches to devote a portion of their service to showing a one-minute video, and to talking about the importance of adoption.

Could you help us spread the word to the churches in your network about Orphan Sunday?

During the service, here are a few facts about adoption the churches can mention:

• Adoption through the state is affordable. Instead of $30,000 as is often the case in private adoption, public adoption costs little or nothing. In addition, many children and sibling groups are eligible for adoption subsidies.
• It is legally secure to adopt through the state.
• Many older children can get free tuition at any state college or university.
• There is a community of support for adoptive families in Kansas. Families who take the step towards adoption will not be alone.

We?d like churches to put the database of children who are eligible for adoption (www.adoptkskids.org) in their Sunday bulletin and on their website screens so parents who are interested in adoption can find out more and take the first step.

You can also show the video to the volunteers and workers in your organization, and help direct them to the adoptKSkids.org website.

We appreciate your help taking care of the orphans in our state. These children are so precious, and they deserve a warm, loving home. Let?s help them find one.

With sincerest gratitude,

Phyllis Gilmore

Source: http://www.tfifamilyservices.org/?p=3095&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orphan-sunday-is-nov-4

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