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A
Family for Every Child July
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Chessa, Apriawna,
Lawrence
Ages
5, 10, 8
Thank
you to those below that made all the difference in
finding these children a
family!
Caseworker:
Emily Jackson
Photographer:
Heidi Watts |
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Kollen,
Kayden
Thank
you to those below that made all the difference in
finding these children a
family!
Caseworker:
Melissa Crockett
IRP
Recruiter: Valerie
Pitcher
Photographer:
Mary LeRoy |
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Anthony
Thank
you to those below that helped Anthony find a
family!
Caseworker:
Angela Temple
IRP
Recruiter: Valerie
Pitcher
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Volunteer Roles
Available
In our
short but fast growth, we have seen the impact a
few dedicated people can make. Our most powerful
tool is our website. Through technology we
have been able to find over 500 homes for
children waiting in foster
care.
We
are an organization that runs on volunteers, we
are in need of Technically savoy
volunteers.
Web
Volunteer: (8-20
hours a week) Help us build our many web sites
and expand our tools to help children find
homes. You will need to know HTML and CSS.
We need you!
Audio
Web Program:
Interviewing Case workers about kids on the
phone, uploading to the web for kids
pages.
Matching
Assistance Program:
A program geared to help parents in the adoption
process needs the following Web
help.
Web
Listing:
(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.
Checking monthly to keep children updated on the
web.
Web
Page/Writing:
(Any available time) Research, write and compile
info for us to link and paste on our Web pages,
especially those on the login site that have
"coming soon" on them.
Web
Process:
(Any available time) Signing on to our new login
site and acting as a family (writing script and
suggestions that will help our site be more user
friendly for families). Help create web forms
and other ways to assist families. Help develop
RSS feed tools, Twitter feeds and other ways
families can get immediate information on
children they are interested in
adopting.
Other
web/technology volunteers
needed:
Webinar
Development:
We have a number of Webinar programs we would
like designed for various programs. We provide
the program and
information.
Web
Writing:
(Any available time) Need written, research and
collection of information for our web pages and
family
resources.
Pick
subjects that are interesting to you, then
do research and write articles for our various
websites about those topics. Someone else's
article we can only link to (copyright), but if
it is original authorship (they write the
article in their own words from at least 3
sources), we can publish it in its entirety.
Preferably, we would get a couple of articles a
week for each of the 3 websites. If you would
like more information on possible
topics/guidelines, contact
below.
Please
contact us at A Family For Every child to get
involved in our mission and to join our team.
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Would
you like to be a Heart Gallery
Partner?
A
Family For Every Child/Heart Gallery would like
to acknowledge you as a partner on our
website. If you would like to be listed as
a partner, please email the following items to
scott@afamilyforeverychild.org.
We
would also love to be linked on your website,
facebook page or other forms of social media.
Together we can help lead people to adoption and
the children waiting for a family. |
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Your
Logo (150 pixels wide X 100 pixels
tall)
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How
you would like to be listed (Business
Name)
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The
link that you would like your logo to be directed
to (your home page, for instance)
Note:
Our website is viewed by over 10,000 unique
visitors each month. To view the web page
where your linked logo will be listed visit
www.afamilyforeverychild.org/HeartGallery/HGPartners.html
Upon
receiving your logo, we will in return send you
ours for your website. Thank you for
partnering with us and helping to create awareness
about all the waiting children.
If
you have any questions, please contact Angela
Norman, Heart Gallery Director, or Scott Corcoran,
AFFEC Website Director, at
541-343-2856. |
Family Finding
Volunteer Training
All trainings are held on Saturday
and will be at the 880 Beltline location. From
9am-1pm. The next training is on July 17th.
This 3-hour training is required for you
to participate in the Family Finding
project.
Improve outcomes and have a impact on
the future of children in foster
care.
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Matching Assistance Program
Do you want to be "found" for a waiting
child?
Every day children's case workers search
for suitable homes for hundreds of foster kids
nationwide. In this search, they are looking at
parenting qualifications such as:
- Parent Training and
Education
- Ability to accommodate special
needs
- Family background and
situation
Having your profile, narrative, home
study, and possibly a video ready for a
searching case worker greatly increases the
chance that you will be selected as a potential
family for a child.
High-tech equipment isn't
needed to provide this information to
us. Regular family photos can be taken with
an ordinary digital camera and uploaded via the
internet to the AFFEC website. The profile
consists of information about how to reach you,
your situation, and your parenting experiences.
Matching Assistance helps support
families during their journey to adoption. For
more info Click
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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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Traylor
Age
9
Thank
you to those below that helped Traylor find a
family!
Caseworker:
Sandra Womack
Permancy
Specialist: Bonnie Johannes
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Shirell
Thank
you to those below that helped Shirell find a
family!
Caseworker:
Honor Harvel
IRP
Recruiter: Valerie Pitcher
Photographer:
Emily
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Heart Gallery Help
Needed
Venue
Volunteers Needed!
Do
you have 1-3 hours a month to be a Heart Gallery Venue
Volunteer? We currently have a need for volunteers in
the following areas: Eugene, Creswell, Pleasant Hill,
Cottage Grove, Springield (all Oregon locations).
Duties
would consist of picking up a photo packet from our
Gateway Office during the first week of each month,
visiting 1-3 venues, refreshing the image and bio frames
and delivering the old images back to the Gateway
Office.
Volunteer
Application |
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AFFEC
is looking for male role models willing to guide, direct
or teach a young boy from the foster care system.
We need help finding mentors, especially men, who are
willing to make a difference in a child's life.
Currently, we have several young boys that are in need
of a mentor (role model, friend).
Our
mentoring program plays an integral part in the lives of
the foster children we serve. The mentor is a consistent
companion to a child experiencing many ups and
downs in his or her life. It is our hope that we may
support all of the children we serve by providing them
with a friend they can rely on and look forward to
spending quality time with.
Do
you have 10 hours a month to give to a child in need? We
need you to make a difference. Together we can change
one life at a
time.
Please
contact AFFEC at: 541.343.2856
lisa@afamilyforeverychild.org |
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On
July 22nd, we will have two DHS employees
speak about the Independent Living Program.
On
August 12th, AFFEC's very own Executive Director
Christy Obie-Barrett will discuss parent-child
relationships.
If
you have any questions regarding any of these
topics, you will want to mark these dates on your
calendar.
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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We
are looking for helpers to work with the children of the
support group. We meet twice a month, the
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month
from 5:30 to 7:30.
If
you love children and would like to spend a little time
with them this summer, please contact Lisa @
541.343.2856 or lisa@afamilyforeverychild.org |
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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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