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A
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Zachary
Thank
you to those below that made all the difference in
finding Zachary a
family!
Caseworker:
Katrina Bolden
Photographer: Yuen
Lui Studios
WWK:
Courtney
Angeles |
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Veronica and
Moises
Thank
you to those below that made all the difference in
finding these children a
family!
Caseworker:
Kristina
Hunter |
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Ross
Thank
you to those below that helped Ross find a
family!
Caseworker:
Megan
Notter
Permanency
Supervisor: Lauire Mayer
Photographer: Yuen
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Winter
Wonderland Social
On
behalf of A Family for Every Child and the
inaugural Winter Wonderland Social, we would
like to take this opportunity to invite you to
partner with us to support this worthwhile event
benefiting foster children in search of their
forever families.
Save
the date: November 10th
Place:
Valley River Inn
Time:
5:30pm social hour
Auctioneer:
Sid
Voorhees
Master
of Ceremonies:
Bill
Barrett
Sponsorship
Opportunities Available
Along
with dozens of dedicated event volunteers, we
are asking you to support us by becoming a
sponsor, donating an auction item, purchasing a
table or individual tickets.
For
more information or to RSVP,
contact:
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Social
Workers: See How We Can Help Place
Your Kids
A
Family For Every Child recruits permanent homes
for many foster kids from many different states.
We receive emails and profiles on a weekly basis
from social workers, Wendy's recruiters and
permanency supervisors. The form below was
created to assist in registration of waiting
children.
We have several child listing
websites. There are public websites and a login
private site for kids that cannot be seen on the
public site. With this registration, the child
can be online within 24 hours.
If
you are needing assistance, please call our
office at 541-343-2856, or email
info@afamilyforeverychild.org,
or christy@afamilyforeverychild.org
If you
would like to publicly or privately list a
foster child for adoption, please click
below.
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Urgent Volunteer
Need: Family Adoption
Specialists
AFFEC
is dedicated to finding loving, permanent
families for every waiting foster child. We have
a new Matching Assistance Program that is
growing at a very rapid rate.
The
Matching Assistance Program is
geared towards families who are either
frustrated or not seeing the results
they desire in the adoption process. A great
percentage of families who start on the adoption
track fall by the way side due to lack of
communication with workers. It is a very long
and emotional process that has a great deal of
need and support. Our goal is
to provide families with one on one
communication, assurance and assistance in
learning how to best represent themselves in
their family profile and home study, as well as
helping them to do child searches based on what
will best fit their family.
This
position will require an empathetic and positive
commitment of 5 hours per week per family. You
can take on as many families as you feel you
have the time for, though we ask that you follow
up with each family thoroughly. In addition
to the 5 hour a week per family commitment, we
ask that you are willing to commit for six
months. Training is provided.
Did you
and your family struggle through the process and
wish you had a liaison to assist you? Now is
your chance to do that for another family. We
will train you, provide materials and guidance
to assist other families, help them create
biographical page, search for children, submit
their studies, follow up with workers for them,
and help build families.
Another way to
help is to find child listings around your area
and as a representative of A Family For Every
Child, contact caseworkers of said children
asking whether or not they would like us to list
their children on our sites.
Please
visit our websites to get more of an idea as to
who we are and all the types of children we
cater to.
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=hq4lu8bab&et=1103682305608&s=6525&e=0016DVljMi08fDcAMSdvBPhQC3BSYZ8epcFvb9ZQrYdTsjrci_GPLqTg3x2cODb2rX0Lht9BsRqp3TZtsOL8FcIKgT7rk1LCUj4s-HTcfmJMZ5kGxWm8nLI0KtFPfZiUQK2
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=hq4lu8bab&et=1103682305608&s=6525&e=0016DVljMi08fBU0BC4w7lMlSW6tdOq2-BWChDJ3nKpXEn-NcFW8wjWhXqrAS_ZFu04u2SdJjaStO8IPeyVMQ-vTSotvj_bFwh4ujkcejfayMeCf3Xo0Oom_fclGNytnRwW
Once reviewing those sites, please
feel free to fill out our online application.
Below is a link for your convenience.
Volunteer Application
If
you have any questions please do not hesitate to
contact:
Bethany Arnold
Executive
Assistant
Volunteer/Intern Coordinator Bethany@afamilyforeverychild.org
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Volunteer Roles
Available
Many
of our most important volunteers are not even in
our backyard. With the use of conference
calls and Internet training we are able to use
volunteers from all over. If you are
compelled to get involved, or are in the process
of adoption and need something to do while you
wait, please consider one of our many distant
volunteer roles.
Roles:
Newsletter
Volunteer -Matching Assistance Program:
3
newsletters a week, 1-2 hours a newsletter.
Using our outreach tool (Constant Contact) build
templates for newsletters and outreach tools. As
well as odds and ends announcements and
email outreach for recruitment. (Possible
newsletters themes: kids in need, resources,
sites to visit, articles and updates on
adoption)
Child
Specialist:
Several
hours week over several days. Add kids to our
database, make sure all need fields are checked,
photo is added, remove children as
needed.
Web Listing
Volunteer:
(Best
if done an hour a day, possibly less, needs
regular attention). Adding children into our web
database, editing as a child's status changes,
updating picture, adding media links
etc.
Child Outreach
Role:
Any
number of hours you have. Contacting and
building relationships with other photo listings
to try and link each other, photo list their
kids, build partnerships to help each other
recruit for more
kids.
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Fill
out the online application and we will be in touch
with you. Any questions? contact info@afamilyforeverychild.org
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Do you
have a older teen in foster care that needs a
computer? We are accepting essays for a chance
to win a new laptop computer. We will be giving
away 4 new laptops to youth currently in foster
care in Lane County Oregon, ages 14 to 21.
Essays will be judged on:
A) How
a laptop will benefit the youth
B) Why
they feel they need a laptop
C)
What their life goals are
See
complete terms and conditions of essay contest
here.
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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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Ottahyo
Thank
you to those below that helped Ottahyo find a
family!
Caseworker:
Niamh Robles Photographer: Yuen Lui
Studios |
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Brianna
Thank
you to those below that helped Brianna find a
family!
Caseworker: Katrina
Bolden |
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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.
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Upcoming
Sessions:
September
23rd, 2010 - Youth Panel sharing their stories - youth
from foster care, adopted youth, youth who have
aged-out
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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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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Our
Partners:
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Donate
to AFFEC
Would you like to contribute to AFFEC's cause
for helping children? Any amount can have a lasting
impact on a child. Click
below:
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