FOSTER & ADOPT

The Commons Flagstaff believes in family preservation as a core belief in orphan care. When possible we support keeping families together at all costs through organizations like Sage Home Flagstaff and Safe Families.

However when that isn’t possible or safe to do so, foster care and adoption become necessary. As a church we believe we are called to care for the orphan. Children need families and families need communities to support them!

If you are interested in becoming involved in Foster Care as a foster parent or a respite provider, let us know! We also suggest reaching out to HRT.

If you are interested in domestic infant adoption you can contact Tessa at tessa@purladoptions.com or https://www.purladoptions.com

If you want to support foster or adoptive families through babysitting, meals, fundraising or anything else please fill out this GOOGLE FORM LINK.

If you are a foster or adoptive family please reach out to us so we can support you!

Resources

Books:

The Open-hearted Way to Open Adoption by Lori Holden
The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler
The Primal Wound by Nancy Newton Verrier

Podcasts:

People to follow:

@familyandcoffee - Foster Parent
@fosterthefamilyblog - Foster Parent
@hunter_breanna- Bio Mom who recently reunified w/ her 3 kids in foster care
@familiestogether.co - Resource for foster families
@tinaa_bauerr - Adoptee/FFY
@purladoptions
@brandi_ebersole - Adoptee & Adoptive Parent
@kirabug - adoptee & adoptive parent
@fromanothamotha- birth mom
@bigtoughgirl - birth mom
@thearchibaldproject

Stats:

In the state of AZ there is only 1 CASA per 5 children in care. https://www.azcourts.gov/CASA
There are more than 14,000 Arizona children in foster care, but there are only around 4,500 licensed foster families

Helpful Q&A: https://dcs.az.gov/national-foster-care-month-faqs

View the gallery of photos of children who are in need of adoption in Arizona: https://www.childrensheartgallery.org/