Fostering Initiative
Community Engagement
Grace Chapel Wilmington Campus
At Grace Chapel's Wilmington campus, we have an audacious, God-given goal…to see every vulnerable child in our region in a safe and supportive family. To that end, we mobilize and equip people to serve the fostering community in ways that align with their gifting and capacity.
- We support, strengthen, and encourage biological families whose lives have been affected by trouble and trauma.
- We build wrap-around teams to provide ongoing practical support and encouragement for foster and adoptive families.
- We provide trauma-informed training for our congregation so we can create safe spaces for kids who have experienced hard things.
- We build relationships and support social workers and staff at our nearby Department of Children & Families (DCF) office.
- We partner with Fostering Hope – an organization that guides churches and individuals to impactful and sustainable service to the foster care community. Fostering Hope connects us with local agencies, current needs, and resources of support.
- We encourage people to consider opening their home for foster care and/or adoption. And then we walk alongside them through the process, providing training, support, and connection into a vibrant foster care/adoptive family community right here in our church!
