Adoption Family Camp!

Adoption Family Camp

A Place Set Apart For Your Family!

Date: August 14th – August 18th, 2016

Location: Conference Point Center, Lake Geneva, WI

This is a unique opportunity for families to learn, share, gain support, and celebrate adoption with other families that are built like yours. Adoptive parents get a rare opportunity to take time out from the rush of everyday life to reflect thoughtfully with other parents who share your experiences.

Includes 5 Days and 4 Nights Lodging, 11 Meals, and Programming

$179 Adult age 13 and older

$100 (Children 5-12)

$25   (Children 0-4, includes 2 childcare sessions)

$699 Family Camp Max

Register Here

The Launch of Orphan Sunday 2016!

One Day. One Voice. One Purpose.

Orphan Sunday will be observed in more than 75 nations this year. How will you be part of the amazing way God is working through the local church to call us to adoption, foster care and orphan care?

2016 ORPHAN SUNDAY VIDEO Watch and Share this year's video, "The Potter's Hand." WATCH

NEW LOOK The Orphan Sunday website has a new look!  Check it out today. VISIT

WHAT'S NEW Watch and read testimonies from people just like you participating in Orphan Sunday.  STORIES

Casey Supports National Campaign to Stop Solitary for Kids

 

 

Thousands of young people are held in solitary confinement each year across the country, yet research shows that this style of punishment is linked to lasting psychological consequences for kids without making facilities safer.

This is why the Casey Foundation is supporting the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign to end solitary confinement of youth in juvenile and adult facilities in the United States.

Read more on the Stop Solitary for Kids campaign

View Casey’s free resources on reducing solitary confinement

Saturday Parenting Workshops!

 

Krista Woods, M.S.W., LCSW is presenting a series of workshops for parents of children that have come to the family via adoption and/or foster care. All workshops will be held at The Chapel's Barrington Campus, 180 Hawthorne Road, Barrington, IL 60010 - View Map

 

• Sat July 16- Helping Adopted Kids with Transitions and Home and School
• Sat Aug 13 - Adoption through the Lifespan - Helping children as they grow
• Sat Sep 17 - The Four "T"s" of Trans-racial Adoption

For more information and to register, please go to this link: Register_and_Pay_Here

ETC Workshop: Healthy Touch!

The Vulnerable Children’s Ministry and
Bethany Christian Services presents

an Empowered to Connect Workshop!

Healthy Touch: Practical Ways to Add it To Your Life: 

Touch is essential to our very existence. Healthy Touch features Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross, who will explore research about touch and provide practical applications for adding healthy touch into your child's daily life.

   

*This workshop consists of a video and discussion facilitated by Alison Lamsma MA, LSW, from Bethany Christian Services.

  Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Willow Creek Community Church
67 E. Algonquin Road, So. Barrington, IL 60016 
 Room: B204 (on the chapel side of the campus)

***Registration for this event is not required.

Questions?  E-mail vulnerablechildren@willowcreek.org

Childcare for infants through pre-K is available, and Awana is available for Kindergarten through Grade 5 at Midweek for Kids.
http://www.willowcreek.org/midweekforkids

Summer Gatherings for Adoptive & Foster Families!

Our vision is to see foster & adoptive families flourish by connecting them to each other, providing a time of rest and encouragement, and praying for one another. Don't miss these opportunities to connect with others who "get it" because they live it, just like you!
 

RSVP today for Saturday's gathering!

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Put these summer dates on your calendar!
Saturday, June 11
Saturday, July 9
Saturday, August 13 

5:30-8:00 PM
 

Dinner & Childcare Provided with RSVP
 

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I hope you will join us! RSVP now! 

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Who is this for?

• Foster families 
• Adoptive families
• Families in process of adoption or foster care licensing

Should I bring anything?

• Your spouse
• Your kids - They will enjoy & benefit from connecting
  with other foster & adoptive children and siblings.
• A dessert to share (optional)

Where is this going down?

• Jason & Cheryl Bentsen's home 2600 Canyon View Lane, Joliet

I like to eat. Will there be food?

• Yes! Dinner will be provided for every adult & child who RSVPs

I want to hang with other adults. Is there childcare available?

• Yes! Get the kids fed & hand them off to our care providers.
• Be sure to tell your child that the adult is now in charge of them so you can be free to mingle with other adults!

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Contact Jason with Questions:
Call or Text: 724.713.8372
Email: jasonbentsen@mac.com

Family Fun Day with Lydia!

LYDIA Rockford Presents...   1st Annual LYDIA Family Fun Day Sunday, June 5th from 3-6 PM The Family Fun Day is a free family event that will feature food, fun activities for kids, and news regarding LYDIA Urban Academy and Safe Families. This will be a great opportunity to celebrate how God is working through LYDIA Rockford. While the event is free to attend, please be sure to reserve your ticket(s). During the event, you will have an opportunity to give a financial gift to support LYDIA Rockford. Thank you in advance for supporting an organization that is creating change in our young people and for the community at-large. If you haven’t registered yet, please click here to reserve your tickets.  If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation you may also do that through the event page.     LYDIA Rockford | 223 S. Winnebago St., Rockford, IL 61102