Who: Opportunity Presbyterian Church, in partnership with Spokane127
For families serving our Foster Care Community (focused on ages 2-12, although all are welcome).

Why: To bless and honor you as you faithfully serve.

When: Saturday, November 16th from 4 – 6 PM

Where:
Opportunity Presbyterian Church
202 N. Pines Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206

How:
Come get your wiggles out! 2 hours of FREE food, fun, & friends. Then take the kids home tired and ready for bed.   Pizza, veggies, drinks & ice cream provided. Register here, so we can prepare for you! See you there!

Foster Family Recreation Night Registration

Who: South Hill Bible Church, in partnership with Spokane127
For families serving our Foster Care Community (all are welcome).

Why: To bless and honor you as you faithfully serve.

When: Friday, May 31 from 5:30 – 8 PM

Where:
South Hill Bible Church
958 E 29th Ave
Spokane , WA 99203

How:
Come have a blast assembling and enjoying your unique pizza creation! 2+ hours of FREE food, fun, & friends.  We’ll provide the pizza dough and all the toppings, as well as drinks, sides, and all the yard games, bounce castles and fun. Just bring your appetite. Register here, so we can prepare for you! See you there!

Registration for this event is now closed.  

If you have any questions or comments (about this or future events), please feel free to reach out.  We’d love to hear from you.  

Thanks!

Here are 12 ways your church can help foster care. They are practical, helpful ideas that may not be the first thing you think of. But all of these things make a huge difference in the lives of kids in care, as well as the adults caring for them.

1. Offer a welcoming room in your facility for supervised parent visits.
2. Prepare a meal on the first night of a child’s placement.
3. Lend a hand to foster parents attending court dates by providing help with biological kids.
4. Collect new clothing/shoes for teen/pre-teen foster children (see Teen & Kid Closet or Mission Community Outreach Center).
5. Create a support group for foster parents in your area.
6. Host a Foster Parents Night Out to give foster parents a needed break.
7. Interview a foster parent in a Sunday morning service.
8. Begin a donation closet (pillows, beds, blankets, etc.) for the immediate needs of kids (you could partner with Embrace Washington on this one).
9. Invite DCYF to use space at your facility to conduct trainings for families, workers, and the community.
10. Plan a baby shower for a new infant placement.
11. Arrange for domestic help – cleaning or rides – before a “home” visit or new placement.
12. Throw a “THANK YOU” party for social workers in your area.

Some of the items on this list are already happening in Spokane and you can simply step into the already moving stream. A first step might be to find out if you already have foster parents in your church or network. And Spokane127 is here to help you get started with ideas, training, networking, and more. Feel free to reach out to start that conversation with us.

Romans 15:1-2 encourages us to use our strength on behalf of the weak. Let’s start to bring our resources as healthy adults with strong support networks to bear for those with less. We know God’s heart cares for the cause of vulnerable kids and fragile families (see James 1:27). Let EACH of us follow that heart, in small AND big ways, and transform all the “not enough”s into more than enough.

Who: Opportunity Presbyterian Church, in partnership with Spokane127
For families serving our Foster Care Community (focused on ages 2-12, although all are welcome).

Why: To bless and honor you as you faithfully serve.

When: Saturday, February 10th from 4 – 6 PM

Where:
Opportunity Presbyterian Church
202 N. Pines Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206

How:
Come get your wiggles out! 2 hours of FREE food, fun, & friends. Then take the kids home tired and ready for bed.   Pizza, veggies, drinks & ice cream provided. Register here, so we can prepare for you! See you there!

Foster Family Recreation Night Registration

This event has closed. Please feel free to reach out to find out about our next similar event coming soon.

Who: Opportunity Presbyterian Church, in partnership with Spokane127
For families serving our Foster Care Community (focused on ages 2-12, although all are welcome).

Why: To bless and honor you as you faithfully serve.

When: Saturday, November 11 from 4 – 6 PM

Where:
Opportunity Presbyterian Church
202 N. Pines Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206

How:
Come get your wiggles out! 2 hours of FREE food, fun, & friends. Then take the kids home tired and ready for bed.   Pizza, salad, drinks & ice cream provided. Register here, so we can prepare for you! See you there!

Registration for this event is now closed.  

If you have any questions or comments (about this or future events), please feel free to reach out.  We’d love to hear from you.  

Thanks!