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Adoption & Foster Care

We are honored to join in the Father’s heart for vulnerable children by supporting adoption, foster care, and the families who answer this calling. Our ministry exists to encourage, equip, and connect individuals and families through every stage of the journey, providing community, resources, and care. As we serve together, we desire to help children, families, and caregivers find truth, belonging, and purpose in Jesus by experiencing His love, growing in faith, and reflecting His heart to a world in need

LEARN

Interest meetings

  • Interested in Adoption | September 2
  • Interested in Foster Care | September 9
  • Interested in Care Communities | September 16

ADOPT OR FOSTER

Considering adoption or foster care? We’d love to connect with you!

SERVE

Prayer Team

Join our prayer team as we lift up families who have fostered, adopted, or are in the process of fostering or adopting.

Event Planning

Join our team as we create opportunities for foster and adoptive families to connect, be encouraged, and be known.

CARE COMMUNITIES

Serve adoptive and foster families by joining one of our Care Communities, which are designed to show God’s love to JF Families engaged in adoption and/or fostering by providing tangible support and care on a consistent basis. There are a variety of roles and opportunities within each Care Community.

LifeSong FUND

Financially support adoptive families

CASA

Become a Court Appointed Special Advocate

COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL

Financially support vulnerable children around the world

UPCOMING MOMENTS IN AFC

ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE SUPPORT GROUP

Attend our Adoption & Foster Care Support Group on Wednesday Nights from 6-7pm during the school year. Click HERE to register!

INTEREST MEETINGS

Wednesday Evenings

This fall, join us for three interest meetings to learn more about adoption, foster care, and our care communities.

  • Adoption | September 2
  • Foster Care | September 9
  • Volunteering | September 16

Register HERE!

ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE PRAYER TEAM

Join the Adoption & Foster Care Prayer Team. We are currently in the process of developing a team of devoted prayer warriors to regularly lift up JF families engaged in fostering or adoption, social workers in our community and birth families impacted by the need for fostering or adoption. Let us know you’re interested here.

FOSTER CHILD CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Help us show the love of Jesus to foster families in our community this Christmas! 

WEAR YOUR AFC SHIRT

Join us on August 23 & 30 as we wear our AFC T-shirts to help support our families!

CAFO

Christian Alliance For Orphans is an annual conference for Christian leaders, professionals, parents, and ministry volunteers who care about and serve vulnerable children and families. This year the CAFO Summit will be held at First Baptist Atlanta on September 23-25, 2026, and we have an opportunity to participate! Our hope is to gather a group from Adoption & Foster Care Ministry at JF to attend together, to both strengthen our ministry and be encouraged along the way. If you’re interested in participating, please email [email protected]

STAY IN THE KNOW!

Resources

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What's Next?

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Download our Step-by-Step Guide about getting started with adoption and foster care.

Jason & Susan Laiche share their journey of deciding to adopt internationally and what they have learned through the process. Listen (Episode from February 24, 2021)

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HowToAdopt.org

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Howtoadopt.org  provides questions and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Lifesong for Orphans

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Lifesong.org  helps fund domestic and international adoptions.

Connect

Need more information about the adoption or foster care journey?

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