Connections
The churches and organizations listed below are strategic partners of Harvest Family Life and may help you create, sustain, and support your ministry to vulnerable children and families beyond Stand Sunday. The websites listed have additional resources that may also be of value to you.
Mentor Churches
The churches below have established orphan care or foster/adopt ministries or strategic ministries that focus on prevention. They would love to share with, pray for, and support you.
Contact: Erin Benton, Foster care and Adoption Pastor
Contact: Max McGhee, Pastor for the Initiative for Vulnerable Children
Contact: Jeanette McQueen, Foster/Adoption Ministry Director
Parachurch Organizations
The organizations below partner with Harvest Family Life Ministries and have a wealth of resources to share as well as conferences to attend.
Also known as CAFO, the alliance serves to unite and strengthen Christians to respond effectively for vulnerable children and families.
The Global Orphan Project serves orphans internationally to create church-centered, sustainable, unique to each context methods for family strengthening, orphan care, and the transition of youth into adulthood. Their annual conference, Summit, provides encouragement, education, and networking for leaders from around the globe.
CarePortal is a care-sharing technology platform that connects the local church to children and families in crisis.
Based in Oklahoma, 111 project works to mobilize the local church so that every child has a family.
Christ Coalition works alongside the Texas DFPS Faith and Community Engagement team to equip local churches to serve vulnerable children and families well and to network together to do so. They host monthly "Lunch N' Learn" events in San Antonio, Texas as well as other networking opportunities.
Child Placement Agencies
Child Placement Agencies (CPAs) license families for foster care and adoption as well as approve their babysitters and respite providers. All CPAs must meet minimum state standards for licensing homes; however, they serve in different geographical areas and have different specialties, approaches, values, and methodologies for licensing. Although there are many wonderful CPAs across Texas and the United States, below are a few of our Christian partners that we refer to as our "Agencies of Choice."
Geography Served - DFW, Permian Basin, and East Texas (Texas)
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Services - Foster Care, Adoption, Treatment Family Foster Care, Private Infant Adoption, Expectant Mothers, & Teen Pregnancy Care
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Website - https://tbhc.org/
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Geography Served - Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, DFW, Longview, Lufkin, Beaumont, Rio Grande Valley (Texas)
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Services - Family Preservation (Prevention) Programs, Foster Care, Adoption, Therapeutic Foster Placement, Foster to Adopt, Kinship, Respite Care, Youth Aging Out Programs, & More
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Website - https://www.buckner.org/foster-care-adoption/
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Geography Served - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming
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Services - Family Preservation (Prevention) Programs, Foster Care, Adoption, Pregnancy Counseling, International Adoption, Children's Educational Support
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Website - https://lifelinechild.org/
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Other Helpful Connections
We hope these additional connections will help you serve the children in your community.
Find your state's child welfare agency by visiting the Administration for Children and Families.
With specialists serving in each region of the state, you can develop relationships and serve children and families directly.