About Us
The Fostering Collective exists to recruit and shepherd Christ-centered families in East Texas to bring hope to children in foster care.
Who We Are
We help you find your path, show you the way, and equip you with the resources you’ll need to make a difference.
The Fostering Collective was started with one goal in mind, helping you change the lives of children in need. Our staff and board, foster and adoptive families ourselves, struggled with the complexity of the system when trying to get started. We faced some of the same questions you do:
“Do I have what it takes to foster or adopt?”
“Where can I find car seats or a therapist or anything else that will work for my kids?”
“I don’t know where to even start.”
“What if I need a break?”
“Who can I talk to for help or counseling?”
The list seemed endless. However, through networking with fellow foster families, agencies, and professionals, we’ve developed a collective and wealth of knowledge and resources – all of which we want to use to help others like you looking to make a difference in the lives of children from hard places.
If you have any need as a foster family, wrap-around family, aiding organization, you’ll find everything you need with The Fostering Collective.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God which never fails. It is our guide and final authority in all matters in which it speaks. (Matthew 5:17-18, Galatians 3:17-24, 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20, Hebrews 4:12)
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Galatians 3:20, Matthew 28:19, Philippians 3:3, 1 Peter 1:1-3, Acts 13:2)
We affirm the virgin birth of Christ, (who, though fully God, lived as fully man) His death on the cross, that He was bodily resurrected and that He will come again. (Isaiah 7:14, Luke 1:27-35, John 8:58, Hebrews 2:17, 1 Corinthians 15:3-6, 12-21, Acts 1:11, John 14:1-3)
We believe that The Church is a part of the Body of Christ on Earth and Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church. We seek to support, encourage and honor His Church. (1 Corinthians 12:12-30, Ephesians 4:1-16)
We utterly depend on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ in order that we can have a right relationship with God. (Romans 5:12-19, Galatians 1:3-6, 1 Peter 2:21-24, Hebrews 10:10-12)
We believe that anyone can be saved – adopted as a child of God – by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. This is a gift of God, not of works. (Rom 8:15-17, 1 John 1:12, Rom 10:9-10, Eph 2:8-9)
We believe that all human life is precious; that all humans are treasure to God. We affirm that God designed and defined marriage as the lifelong covenant relationship between one man and one woman. (Gen 1:27, Gen 9:6, Psalm 139:1-24, Matt 18:5, Gen 2:18-24, Matt 19:4-6, Eph 5:21-33, Heb 13:3-7)
We are committed to ministering to a lost and hurting world and to partnering with other ministries to accomplish this. (Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 25:31-40, Luke 19:11-27, 2 Corinthians 5:20)
This statement of faith does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs at The Fostering Collective. The Holy Bible is the foundational authority for all beliefs and practices. Our board of directors are the final interpretive authority for The Fostering Collective for meaning and application.
With all the different options, agencies, policies, training, background checks, and lack of resources, concerned individuals looking to help often need someone to help guide them.
That’s where we come in
We know that God has called us to care for all His children, and when a child is without a family we need to step in and be that family for a child. So, we’ve made it our mission to build healthy, thriving, Christ-centered foster families with the support system and resources in place to ensure you make the biggest impact you possibly can.
Psalm 121
The Lord himself watches over you!
The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.
The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night.
The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life.
The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
How We Help You
We help those looking to impact the lives of children from hard places these 3 ways:
- We help families interested in becoming a foster or adoptive family get started.
- We help active foster/adoptive families find the resources they need (i.e. support groups, community with other families, doctors, counseling, therapy, etc…)
- We help churches, agencies, and other organizations impact children by connecting their resources to those in need.
