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One Church One Child Of Florida, Inc.:
Communities Challenged To Consider Adopting Or Mentoring
We are experiencing times when children are being taken from their homes and placed in the fos- ter care system at very high rates. The need for tempo- rary placements is critical until permanency can be achieved.
One Church One Child of Florida is reaching out to families and individuals in local communities across the state in efforts to help share the truth that over 700 chil- dren are waiting for a perma- nent home and/or mentor, many are minorities.
Can you provide a loving, permanent home for these children or other children like them or consider becom- ing their mentors?
Churches are asked to
ASHANTI, 16
Children’s Board of Tampa Bay Heart Gallery (Photo by Jonathan Ridgely)
Ministries to children. Rev. Beverly Hills Lane, State President for One Church One Child of Florida and Vice-President for National One Church One Child, is challenging fellow Pastors to get involved and encourag- ing families to open their hearts and homes to children in foster care.
The children featured in these monthly articles are lo- cated in communities across the state. They have no fam- ily identified to adopt them.
December’s child high- lighted in this article de- serves to have a family. Do pray sincerely for her and consider making her a part of your family through adop- tion or a part of your church through Project Watch-Care, for support and mentoring.
“I love music!” Ashanti has many obsta- cles to overcome every day. And every day, for all of her 16 years, she has tackled these obstacles with strength and tenacity – and a big smile. She loves interactive
toys and being talked to, lis- tening to music and watch- ing television.
Welcoming Ashanti into your family will be different than other 16-year-old girls, but having this sweet soul in your life is an indescribable joy. She carries with her warmth and serenity, and she deserves the love and consistency of a forever fam- ily.
Ashanti will do best in a nurturing, supportive home able to care for her medical needs.
If you are interested in knowing more about Ashanti and other children in foster care available for adoption, or if you would like to become a foster parent, mentor, partner or volun- teer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Recruitment Coor- dinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 707-7113 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
partner with One Church One Child in sharing infor-
mation with congregations and extending Watch-Care
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