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Skyler
Meet
Skyler, a beautiful outgoing 11-year-old with
a passion for music and horses. Skyler is eager to
find her adoptive family, especially if they have
horses or are interested in supporting her love of
riding. Skyler has two guinea pigs that she cannot
imagine life without; so her new family must be
open to three new additions and not just one.
Skyler also loves to swim and loves
working outdoors. She is currently helping her
foster father landscape the backyard and he is
amazed that she works so hard each day moving
rocks and trees, installing the new pond and
gardening. Since Skyler is a tween, she has a fun
blend of interests that range from playing with
Pet Shop toys and dolls to watching The Twilight
movies and writing in her journal. Skyler's
teacher describes her as his most fashionable
student this year; she has a keen interest in
clothing and is very particular about her
appearance.
Skyler has long chestnut brown
hair that has a little bit of wave to it, hazel
blue eyes and an adorable sprinkling of freckles
across her nose and cheeks. Perhaps the most
striking thing about Skyler's appearance is her
smile which is somehow amusing and reserved at the
same time.
Skyler will need a family with
parents who are able to remain calm, even when she
attempts to provoke reactions which she can be
adept at doing. She will need a home with rules
and limits that are calmly and predictably
enforced in an emotionally neutral manner. Skyler
has trouble naming her feelings as she has
'stuffed' them for so long and will need
caregivers who will patiently but
age-appropriately name what she is feeling (until
she begins to recognize these feelings
independently).
She needs a family who can
continue to support her love of the outdoors and
can continue to engage her in an active lifestyle.
Skyler's new family will be making a big
investment of time and energy as her initial
months will likely be difficult. However, once
breaking through her walls and barriers they will
experience a delightful girl who will enhance
their life with entertainment, creativity and a
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Age
11
Karvyier.
who prefers to be called Karvy, is a caring young
man who is looking for his forever family. Karvy
has become an exceptional artist and is
enthusiastic about the Japanese drawing techniques
he has learned from one of his teacher's. Teachers
and other school staff enjoy Karvy and report that
he is very witty.
Karvy
really enjoys most outdoor sports and also loves
to garden. He will benefit from a family that can
be actively involved with him, and gives him
new opportunities. He has been able to develop a
very good relationship with his foster mom. This
is a big deal considering his general distrust of
new people, and it shows that he has the capacity
to build healthy relationships with parent
figures.
Being willing to participate with
Karvy in family counseling during his transition
will be a wonderful way for Karvy's adoptive
parents to demonstrate their love and commitment
to him. Karvy will need a family that can be
patient with him in this area, and a family that
can love him for who he
is. |
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AFFEC
Media
AFFEC is on Facebook, Myspace, and more.
Click on the
links!
AFFEC Blog: Please contribute your
thoughts!
Our Mentor Program now has a discussion
group:
Perhaps you are addicted to Social Media.
Perhaps you would like to get involved. We could
use you!
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Social
Media Volunteer
We
have some ideas of how we would like to use our
social media to do fundraising and need someone
that has experience or an interest to learn to
help us.
If
you think this position may fit you, go for it!
Contact
AFFEC today! |
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Google
Adwords Volunteer
We
were lucky enough to be granted a Google Adword
grant, now we are looking for a volunteer to help
us build our account and take one or two days a
month to over see it.
If
you have experience with Google Adwords, please
let us know. |
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Web
Writing
Need
written, research and collection of information
for our web pages and family
resources.
In
the best of all worlds, we would get a couple of
articles a week for each of the 3
websites. Articles topics could be things
relevant to each of the websites.
For
Lane County (AFFEC), we could research news
articles about DHS-related topics in the Register
Guard, about Oregon Adoption, etc. For NWHG the
Oregonian, the Seattle Times, and Anchorage papers
might give some guidance to articles of interest.
For
the National site, we have to pick topics of
national interest such as topics on NACAC. We
could write up our expanding coverage of kids for
adoption.
If
you think you could help, contact us
today! |
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Izaiah
is a delightful little boy with a smile that
will light up a room and a hug that will warm
your heart. He loves interacting with adults and
climbing up onto a lap for some one-on-one time.
A love of numbers and counting on fingers or
clocks can keep him busy for a short time until
he is onto something else. Some of his other
interests are playing with blocks, putting
together puzzles, or drawing with markers. He is
a child with a love for the outdoors and will
take any opportunity to go for walks or play at
the park. He is simply a joy to be
around.
Izaiah will do best in a home
where there are no other children or older
children. He will need a parent or parents who
have knowledge or are willing to obtain
appropriate knowledge and access
services. |
Madisen,
Chase, Hayden,
Jaydah
Ages
12, 9, 7, 4
This
foursome of happy children consists of Madisen,
12, Chase, 9, Hayden, 7, and Jaydah, 4. The
children would love a family who they can rely
on. They would like both parents to be
respectable, trustworthy and easygoing. Spending
a lot of quality family time would be a dream
come true for them.
Madisen enjoys
sports, drama, listening to music, and telling
folktales. She is very interested in the
dramatic arts.
Chase likes to ride his
bike, play basketball, board games, and video
games. He enjoys working with his hands and his
favorite art medium is clay.
Hayden loves
to play with his older brother. They enjoy the
same inside and outside games. He is a very good
natured child with a great deal of
energy.
Jaydah enjoys all things
''girly'': dolls, stuffed animals, and babies.
Her favorite thing to do is reading a story and
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Corey
Age
15
Corey
is a slender, bi-racial youth with excellent
athletic abilities. He is physically healthy and
seldom ill. Corey is an engaging child and quite
talkative with a likeable personality. He makes
friends easily and is a very loving and
caring boy. He likes hugs and likes
attention.
He
requires afternoon naps especially after school.
Corey is quite talented in soccer, baseball, and
basketball, and he hopes to become a "Dirt
Biker" or a professional athlete when he grows
up. He also likes animals and "really loves
horses" and wants to be a horse trainer when he
is older.
Biking,
swimming & playing with friends are among
his favorite past times, along with skate
boarding, roller blading, and going on walks
with staff. Corey is a very active child. His
favorite food is macaroni and
cheese. |
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Family
Support Meetings
This
support group is an open forum, a place for
pre-adoptive families, post-adoptive families,
foster families, and mentors. We have different
speakers each month that share experiences along
with valuable information. Come share and
encourage each other through this
journey.
When:
2nd and 4th Thursdays of each
month
Time:
5:30-7:30pm
Where:Boys and Girls Club of
Emerald Valley
1545 W 22nd Ave
Eugene, OR
97405
Activities
for Children available
Please
RSVP to:lisa@afamilyforeverychild.org
Click
below for a great webinar on adoption!
Check
out our resource
page:
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Family
Finding Training
Next Family Finding training:
August
14th:9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
If
you or anyone you know is interested in becoming
a Family Finding volunteer, please let us
know! |
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AFFEC
Announcement!
At A Family For Every Child, we have
just joined a national competition to help more
children find forever families. We have
submitted a grant through the Pepsi Refresh
Project, and your votes determine the winners.
We would greatly appreciate your
vote!
Vote
at:
refresheverything.com/foreverfamilies
You
can vote once each day all month long. It will
only take two minutes of your time and anyone 13
and older is eligible to vote. These are the
types of projects that are essential to
allowing us to help the
children, so please help us spread the
word! |
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Professional
Bulletin Photos
By knowing how important a good photo is
to recruitment, AFFEC is now offering to take
professional photos for child bulletins. We are
committed to a two week turn around (although
caseworker or foster parent schedules may make
this more difficult).
We have developed our statewide list of
photographers that can (within a week of our
call) photograph a child or sibling group.
Within a week of images being taken, we will
email the .jpg images to caseworkers. We then
store all images for further recruitment tools
if requested by the caseworker. All that is
needed is the referral form linked
below:
Referral
Form! |
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AFFEC
Upcoming Events!
A
Family For Every Child is pleased to announce
our first auction being held November 10, 2010
at the Valley River Inn, in Eugene, Oregon. The
event will be a celebration of National Adoption
Month.
What
we need you to do:
think
of friends, family or the businesses you
patronize who can donate an item or service to
our auction. Can you, your family, or a friend's
place of employment donate a service or item?
Start talking and thinking
auction!
Do
you have a hobby, craft or talent you are hiding
away you can share or donate? Can you provide
the name of a contact for your place of
employment's HR, Marketing or Community Outreach
Department? Does your company have season
tickets to sporting events or the arts community
or a company suite they can
donate?
Plan
on attending the event:
Invite your friends and family to hold the date,
Wednesday, November 10th
for
a night of food, fun and fabulous shopping. The
auction is a fantastic means for businesses to
advertise to our community and reach out to
families and supporters who care deeply for
children in need.
We
look forward to the event bringing awareness to
our mission of finding families for children as
well as raising much needed funds to continue
our life changing work.
For
more information or to volunteer, please contact
Kassey Carter-Young, Director of Development at
541.554.7213 or
kassey@afamilyforeverychild.org. |
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Mentoring
AFFEC
provides many services to children in Foster
Care. Our programs and services fill
specific needs for children in the foster care
system. This month we are highlighting our
Mentor Program which has matched over 100
children with mentors.
Our Mentor
Program is a result of the outpouring of support
from community members three years ago for three
special teens featured in the Heart Gallery.
Currently we have over 50 youth/mentor pairs,
meeting and interacting at least 10 hours a
month, forming strong bonds and providing life
skills.
Our
mentors are dedicated to investing their time in
their youth, to instill independence, confidence
and everyday
skills.
In
recent research published by Child Trends,
"Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth
Development," found that youth who participate
in mentoring relationships experience a number
of positive benefits. In terms of educational
achievement, mentored youth have better
attendance, a better chance of going on to
higher education; and better attitudes towards
school. In terms of health and safety, mentoring
appears to help prevent substance abuse and
reduce some negative youth behaviors.
On
the social and emotional development front,
taking part in mentoring promotes positive
social attitudes and relationships. Mentored
youth tend to trust their parents more and
communicate better with them. They also feel
they get more emotional support from their
friends than do youth who are not
mentored.
Cost
to provide this service is approximately $150
per year per child served.
Periodically, we have special
projects or needs that come as a result of us
reacting to a pressing need. We are
currently fundraising to help provide mentor
matching for the summer and fall of
2010. If you would like to help us meet
this need, please contact Kassey Carter-Young at
541-554-7213.
Mentor
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Other
Volunteer
Opportunities
RSS
feed- Our cliental and potential parents
want and desire more contact from us. One
way we would like to do this is to let them sign
up for RSS feeds that will alert them when new
children are posted, or something changes in the
posting of a child they are interested in.
No matter where you are located, if you have
experience with RSS Feeds we can use
you!
SalesForce expert-
Salesforce.com is our database we use to
successfully match children and parents. We are
always in need of volunteers that have
experience with Salesforce to help with
programming, searches, targeted outreach and
more. If you know Salesforce, we need
you!
If
you are interested please contact:
Bethany at
info@afamilyforeverychild.org
or 541-343-2856 or
Christy@afamilyforeverychild.org |
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Heart
Gallery Locations
Applebee's
Arbor
South Architecture -
Eugene
Ben
White, DDS
Chris
Dental - Thurston/Pleasant
Hill
Clackamas
Branch DHS
Cottage
Grove Community
Center
Creswell
Library
Denny's
- Glenwood
Dr.
Dave Matthews DMD -
Eugene
Elite
Fitness & Education - Bend
OR.
Eugene
Airport
Fifth
Street Market - Eugene - April
24th
Friendly
Street Market -
Eugene
Gateway
Mall - Springfield
Heritage
Mall - Albany
Home
Builders Association,
Eugene
I
- 5 Glass -
Springfield
Iron
Works Gym -
Creswell
Kendall
Auto Group - Eugene
Lakeside
Clinic - Eugene
Market
of Choice 29th Street -
Eugene
Mercedes
Benz of Eugene
Metro
Perc - Beaverton
Mike
Bratland, DDS -
Roseburg
Next
Door, Inc. - Hood
River
Oakmont
Family Dental -
Eugene
Pacific
Auto Repair -
Eugene
Pacific
Source Health Plans -
Tigard
Peace
Health Cottage Grove
Hospital
Precision
Classics & Collision -
Eugene
Prime
Med Medical Clinics - Cottage
Grove
Ray's
Food Center -
Creswell
Reflections
Hair Salon - Coburg
Siuslaw
Valley Bank -
Creswell
Siuslaw
Valley Bank
- Oakridge
Siuslaw
Valley Bank - Pleasant
Hill
Summit
Bank
Sweet
Life - Eugene
The Bookmine - Cottage
Grove
The
Dalles and Hermiston Movie
Theatres
US
Bank - Chambers & 7th -
Eugene
Wells
Fargo Bank - W. Broadway -
Eugene
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How
can you contact A Family For Every
Child?
Call,
email, or visit us online or in
person!
 880
Beltline Rd.
Springfield Oregon
97477
office - 541-343-2856
toll free
- 877-343-2856
fax - 541-343-2866
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