They began training immediately, got licensed, and got their first placement. Now, they have had ten different placements in their home, with no plans of stopping.

For many, home brings reprieve and stability from day-to-day life. For Hannah, her home only haunted her with memories of the abuse. Every day frightened her, not knowing when it would happen again.

Chicktime Birmingham and United Rentals are just two of many volunteer groups that are making a difference for the mothers and children in our Family Care homes in Gardendale and Mobile.

Kids across the state have found creative ways to help kids in foster care.

It was stressful not knowing how long they would be there, wondering when the day would come that they would have to pack up and move again. Eventually, they were kicked out, leaving them homeless. It was difficult enough moving from place to place, but now, they didn’t even have a roof over their heads…

Five years ago, Blake Vardaman was deep into drug addiction. But addiction wasn’t new to her—she grew up surrounded by it. Her dad, sisters, and grandmother were all addicts. “It’s been generations of trauma upon trauma upon trauma,” Blake said.

“I never thought adoption would be written into our story when we began our journey with foster care. I knew my heart longed to foster, and I told the Lord that if we ever had a home with the extra room, I would fill the rooms…”

When Aaron came into Claire* and Mark’s* home, he was quiet, sick, and scared. He and his sister were found neglected in a hotel room while their mother was using drugs. He was not getting enough food and was in poor physical condition.

Kids got to just be kids—some for the first time in their lives. 

The death of her father and having a child born with drugs in his system forced Madison to reevaluate her life. “I just lost everything in one fell swoop. It was one of the hardest months of my life,” said Madison. “I didn’t really have a whole lot of people I could depend on.”

God is making generational changes that last decades—from 45 years ago to today and even 45 years from now. 

“When I walked in her room, I saw this tiny little bundle all alone in a dark, quiet hospital room, and my heart melted. She was miniature-sized perfection.”

After being in foster care for roughly 2,000 days, he wasn't interested in adoption. He felt disappointed and defeated. He just wanted to move on.

“[My experience] has given me a platform . . . to articulate the need for Christian foster families,” shared Chris. “I feel like I can speak from it scripturally, personally, and professionally.

“If God has given me this gift of compassion, why am I so emotionally weak? Why can’t I do this hard thing?” Julie asked herself this after a social worker leaned across her dining room table and told her and her husband that foster parenting might not be the best fit for them because of her tender heart. During each meeting with the social worker, she cried hearing the difficult situations these children came from.

Quanicia went from surviving day-to-day to having stability for her family. During her time in the year-long program, you equipped her with life-changing tools for success. Your gifts provided her with steady housing, healing through counseling, financial planning, and more.

Tyler* came into foster care at 3 years old not knowing how to speak—he didn’t know how to say his own name. He was angry, confused, and often became physically violent…

“I just wanted to do something exciting that would help other people,” Max Said.

When Patrick and Heather first opened their home to sweet two-year-old Jonah,* they wanted to provide a safe, secure home for him. Although hesitant to communicate with his biological parents, Heather decided to start sending letters to Jonah’s mom in his backpack when he went on supervised visits. Heather wasn’t sure if his mom got them or even if she wanted to read them, but she had faith that God would use them somehow.