We are excited to offer a one time training that we partner with local child placing agencies to certify sitters for foster families.  Participating agencies include 4Kids4Families, Arrow, Bair, Rekindle, TBHC, Methodist Children's Home, Grace Manor, Christian Homes, Azleway, UpBring, Hope Haven, Buckner, Compass Connection and Noble.

First Aid and CPR begins promptly at 5pm and the class starts at 6:00. Dinner will be provided for those attending in person. 

 Once you have attended this training, completed all the paperwork and become Infant and Child CPR and First Aid you will be able to serve families for up to 72 hours.  You must be 21 or older.

We are offering an option to attend Virtually via Zoom. Please choose that option at check out.   
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Join us for a day of adventure, connection, and outdoor fun at Elijah’s Retreat at no cost to you!

Families will arrive at 9:00 AM and have time to sign up for a variety of activity stations before we officially kick things off at 9:30 AM. Horse rides are only available in the morning and are first come, first served. Be sure to arrive at 9:00 to sign up for that activity. You can choose to come just for the morning, just for the afternoon, or stay and play all day. EVENT ENDS AT 2:00 pm.

Enjoy hands-on experiences like:
🐴 Horse Rides
🐮 Ranch Hand Experience & Animal Encounters
🐣 Baby Animal Petting Station
🌿 Sensory Garden Exploration
🥾 Retreat Nature Hike
🎈 Jumping Pillow Fun
🚂 Playground + Barrel Train Rides
🏀 Possible Courtside Fun (Basketball & Pickleball)

This is a Foster/Adopt Dads only Fellowship event. Let's go watch some baseball!  We are going to watch the Rangers beat the Atlanta Braves at the 7:05 game on July 25th.  Tickets are only $20 for the game and all you can eat concessions (Grilled chicken sandwiches, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Peanuts, Popcorn, and Soft drinks), AND a tour led by Alan Pigg.  This deal is too big to pass up!  Plus, you will get to hang out with some amazing dads.  This is a dads only event.

Play it Out is an excellent way for children and their caregivers to participate in guided playful activities that support healthy connection and developmental growth. Many kids who have been affected by trauma will encounter something hard and quit and give up so they don't have to deal with it. Resiliency is a key that will unlock healthy, successful futures. At this Play it Out, we will learn that "hard" doesn't mean that you give up but that you can keep going.

Foster, adoptive and kinship families join us for a great night of food, fun and fellowship before we head back to school.  We will be passing out school supplies graciously collected and donated by Smith County Child Welfare Board. Come get all the supplies you need as you prepare for the upcoming school year. 

Foster, adoptive and kinship families join us for a great night of food, fun and fellowship before we head back to school. We will be passing out school supplies graciously collected and donated by our community. Come get all the supplies you need as you prepare for the upcoming school year.

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Foster, adoptive, and kinship moms join us for some much needed girl time as we celebrate the end of summer and getting back to school.  Our own Shepherding Director, Christi Sowell, will bring an inspirational message to help us kick off the school year. This is one of our favorite times for all our moms to come together.  You don't want to miss it.  

We believe that everyone has a seat at the table. In East Texas over 1,300 children are in foster care, walking through one of the hardest seasons of their lives. The Fostering Collective exists to recruit and shepherd Christ-centered families in East Texas to help children in foster care.