Friday, August 17, 2012

Muslim Families Needed to Adopt Siblings

Please click on the link below and fill out the survey if you are interested in Adoption or Foster care of Muslim children.


http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3WG8WWH

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Family Needed to Adopt Muslim Boy and Girl Toddlers

I received a disturbing phone call last friday from a mother who said, "Can you help me find a Muslim family to adopt my 2 kids?" It was a rather chilling conversation with this mother who had been told that she would be losing custody of both her children in September. She was frantic and wanted to make sure they would be raised Muslim. She understands that her legal rights will be terminated as a parent but wants to ensure the safety and religion of her two young children-a 3 year old boy and 2 year old girl. This has to be the hardest thing a mother has to go through. May Allah keep her strong and give her patience.

I assured the mother that I would try my best to help find a Muslim family willing to adopt both of her children. The obstacle is that the family must be already licensed as a resource parent in order to qualify.

The hearing is in mid-September and we need to be able to provide the state with a licensed Muslim family or a family that has completed or is in the process of completing the homestudy evaluation.

It is imperative that we act now and step up. There have been many cases like this that we lost due to our slow response as a community and many more similar cases will arise in the future.

You can help today by signing up to become a resource parent and joining our database so we have something to present to the state when a child is taken into custody.

You can call 1-877-NJFOSTER to begin the process or email me directly at lalbana@gmail.com