Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Welcome to the Family!

Congratulations to

Will and Sara Good

on the adoption of

Mariah!

Congratulations also to her siblings

Micah, Mikaela, Sawyer, Kadin and Josiah.

"God sets the lonely in families...."  Psalm 68:6

Friday, October 11, 2013

A Passion for the Fatherless

TONIGHT!  It's not too late!  

 http://passion4fatherless2013.blogspot.com/
October Focused Fellowship

Monday, October 21, 2013

7pm

At: Monica's home

Focused Fellowship is a time for ladies anywhere in the process of fostering or adopting where we seek to encourage each other.  

Join us for a devotion, time of prayer for our families, and networking with other like-minded ladies.  It is our desire to build you up and encourage you as you follow the Lord.

Questions?  Amy at 251-7250 or Monica at 303-7965


CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)

Are you looking for a way to support those doing foster care?  


"CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) needs volunteers. A lot of volunteers. There is an especially strong need for male and minority volunteers.
There are currently more than 1,000 pending juvenile abuse and neglect cases in Peoria County matched to a current roster of about 180 trained CASA volunteers. That means more than 80 percent of the cases move forward without the benefit of a CASA volunteer representing the individual needs of the children in the system who have been removed from their homes by a court order.
CASA will hold an informational meeting about the program on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Two25 in the Mark Twain Hotel, 225 NE Adams St., Peoria. The meeting will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Light snacks will be provided.
The next 30-hour training class begins Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and continues on Nov. 11, 12, 13 and 14, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and concluding on Monday, Nov. 18, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The training location is the Detweiller Center, 809 W. Detweiller Drive (west of Knoxville Ave.) in Peoria. A swearing-in ceremony will be held at a later date in Courtroom 424, in the Peoria County Courthouse, 324 Main St., Peoria.
For more information, or to register, contact any one of the three advocate supervisors by email: Terry Pyatt, tpyatt@peoriacounty.org; Dominque Alexandre, dalexandre@peoriacounty.org; or, Michael Zerneck, mzerneck@peoriacounty.org. Or call 309-669-2939."


Check out the full article here:
 http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1343101777/CASA-volunteers-help-shoulder-burden-of-child-abuse-cases#ixzz2hGJHwRzQ