Give a child the gift of a safe home.

Spurwink has requested that we help them spread the word regarding the program A Family for ME. A Family for ME is a partnership between the Department of Health and Human Services and Spurwink Services, with the focus of raising awareness of the urgent need and finding Maine families who are willing and able to parent children in foster care.

Foster parents are needed who can provide temporary care to babies and young children who are in the process of reunification with their birth families; who can accommodate larger sibling groups to allow these siblings to remain connected in the same home; and who can provide care for older youth with challenging behaviors resulting from their exposure to traumatic events. Families are also needed for older children for whom reunification with their birth families is no longer an available option and for whom an adoptive family is being sought.

A Family for ME is interested in partnering with the faith-based community to help raise awareness. If you know of someone interested in becoming a Foster Parent, please pick up one of the brochures in the Fellowship Hall to give to them and give a child the gift of a safe home this Christmas. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of children in foster care.