This a website resource center designed to unite Christians in Florida's Tampa Bay Area for the children who are waiting for a home. [more]
This month's topic will be shared by Dale and Debra Brown. Debra will discussing medical-special needs adoption. She is the Nursing Supervisor for the Medical Foster Care Program in Hillsborough County. Dale and Debra have adopted four of their five children. Please join us to hear the journey God has taken Debra on through her professional work intertwined with her personal experience of adoption! [more]
Family News
The Walters Family will celebrate an adoption milestone in early March. They adopted Joshua on March 5, 2003 just 2 days after he was born. He has a big sister Abby and a little sister Emily Rose.
Looking Ahead
A Call for Homes for God's Kids
Every day over 1000's of God's beautiful children are living in Hillsborough County licensed foster care due to abuse, neglect or abandonment. In some caes, they must lose even more by being separated from their sibling because of the lack of enough homes. YOU can help by sharing the love God has given you with them. More families are needed to adopt, foster, provide weekend respite or mentor God's children ages 0 - 17 years old. Attend Hillsborough Kids Inc. Foster Parent Orientation to learn more about the needs of children in foster care and how we can answer God's call to care for them.
Orientation is Monday, February 23 from 7:00-9:00pm in room E-104
Equipping Homes for God's Kids
Come journey through an amazing and informative 10 week class about parenting these children in need. Hillsborugh Kid's Inc. will equip you to answer God's call to care for His kids through the 30 hour MAPP Class (Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting) fulfilling foster parent licensing requirements. Some of us will foster, others will be empowered to be a voice for the kids, a mentor, an occasional respite foster care provider or even adopt.
Classes are held on Monday nights from 6:30-9:30pm in room E-104.
Spring Course: March - May
Summer Course: June - July
Fall Course: September - November
To register, or for more information please call the Life Discovery Ministry at (813) 264-8771 or via email
Follow the link for directions to Idlewild Baptist Church.
As usual, if childcare is needed for our meetings, please call Jeanne at (813) 264-8735 at least 1 week in advance.
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The Moses Project
Families beginning the adoption process can often feel overwhelmed by the many options that are available and decisions that need to be made. The Moses Project is an adoption resource for your family, to help answer your questions and support you in following through with the call of God to adopt. We simply want to help connect loving families with children who need them. [more]
What is the Heart Gallery?
The 2009 Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay is a collaborative effort between the Children's Board of Hillsborough County, the Children's Home, and Hillsborough Kids, Inc. that's dedicated to increasing the number of foster and adoptive families, as well as heighten awareness for the hundreds of children needing homes in our community.
My baby brother loves me,’ says youngster. Read this heartwarming story about how adoption touches families...[more]
