Sunday, October 21, 2012

5th Annual Walk for Children in Foster Care


Walk for Children in Foster Care - Buccleuch Park

Walk for Children in Foster Care
NOTE: We will be walking rain or shine! Our walks are family events. This is a 5K (3.1 mile) walk.

You are invited to join Foster and Adoptive Family Services Foundation (FAFSF) in this year’s Walk for Children in Foster Care. Funds will be used to support the programs and services of Foster and Adoptive Family Services.
Registration is at 12:30 P.M. and the walk will begin at 1:30. 

Fundraising Goal

7days to go
$2,791.00raised of $10,000.00
$7,209.00to go

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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Licensed Muslim Families in NY Needed.


Mashallah!! The community's response to the adoption of the NJ toddlers was great. It proved how big our hearts are and willing to help each other we are when given the opportunity. As we all know, living here in the US you can't just step out of your house and find someone in need to help. It's usually through word of mouth and social media like this that we are informed of situations where we can be of assistance to others. While many people responded and hundreds of people were willing to help only a few could really do something due to the fact that they already had their licensing as resource families. 
We have 3 licensed resource families in NJ and many more that have begun this process! We are currently working to get permanent placement for the toddlers with one of them, insha'Allah.

We just got word of a new case in NY for a 7 yr old boy. We are looking fo
r families who are already licensed in NY to temporarily care for him until he is reunited with his family.

We also need as many licensed families so we can help support future cases. Please forward this questionnaire to your contacts so we may expand our national database. Currently we have families from Texas to Canada and from NY to California that are licensed within their states. We hope to get at least one family per county, inshallah. 

It saddens me to say that this is not a one time case or an every once in a while occurrence. The problem is real and recurring. More and more Muslim children are in need of your help.