The Forgotten Initiative

The Forgotten Initiative (TFI), foster care ministry of Lifesong for Orphans, is bringing joy and purpose to the foster care community by LEARNING the needs, SHARING the needs and EQUIPPING the local church to meet those needs. 

Check out what TFI is doing to serve the foster care community...

PROJECT SUNSHINE: FOSTER HOME EDITION

Project Sunshine: Foster Home Edition is a fundraiser; service project all in one! After foster children are removed from their homes, they often wait for hours in agency rooms. These same rooms are also used for weekly visitation between the birth parents and their children while they are in care. Project Sunshine was birthed out of a desire to create friendly spaces for kids during this dark time in their lives.


Project Sunshine: Foster Home Edition simply takes the Project Sunshine concept and applies it to a foster parent's home and at the same time raises funds for The Forgotten Initiative! Check out this video to meet the families we are serving this year in Peoria, IL on May 17-18 and click here to see how YOU can play a part in serving the foster care community!

How can YOU help Project Sunshine: Foster Home Edition?

Volunteer
Participate "in-spirit"
DonateLearn more about Project Sunshine: Foster Home Edition>>

WHAT WE DO...

Watch our new vision video to get a better idea of how The Forgotten Initiative, as a whole, seeks to minister to the local foster care community by bridging the gap through Forgotten Advocates.

Learn more about Forgotten Advocates & how you can help >>

UPCOMING FOSTER CARE MENTORSHIP TRAININGS

Mentors Needed: Step into the lives of children of vulnerable adults affected by foster care through relationship building, tutoring, job/life skills training, etc.

Register for the next Mentor Training>>

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
6 - 9 PM
Richwoods Christian Church, Peoria, IL

Read more from The Forgotten Initiative... 

Project Sunshine: Foster Care Edition 2012 - "My home looks so beautiful. The impact of being gone and coming home to see this is almost unbelievable. I just don't know how to say thank you enough." Watch the Video

American Orphans - "Only a life contemplating the love of Christ becomes a life acting the love of Christ. And love always moves. Loving first and foremost Christ. And loving others." Read Full Story

Perspective from Foster Care Caseworker - A caseworker's job is heart-breaking, challenging, and can be extremely overwhelming.  Read as Jenna shares her heart with us! Read Full Story

Impact of Journey Bags - "Last night at midnight three precious little beauties showed up on my doorstep. They each had with them a blanket, a stuffed animal, and a book bag, their Journey Bags of course..." Read Full Story

Blessed

I feel so blessed to be able to not only get more then two pictures but they are more recent photos.  I am even more blessed because I have a video of our little girl.  There are no words to describe the joy of having those precious pieces that are joys for me and will be beyond valuable for her and her history of where she came from.  In the next week our little girl will have a birthday, and unlike Russia, we have the opportunity to send a care package.  To our knowledge she does not know she has a family, so, on her birthday she will not only get a gift and a cake but she will also learn she has a family that loves her and is coming for her.  Here is what our little girl will get on her birthday.

Care package sent through Ann at Red Tread

Easter Sunday

Thank you

I would like to say thank you to all those who participated in our Forty to Forever day.  We had people donate to both our Reece's Rainbow grant and also our matching Lifesong grant.  We did not reach any goals but every penny counts, so thank you.  It always means so much to know there are those out their who are very willing to help us.

Day 39 of lent

Today is our day with Forty Day to Forever. 

You can click on the link above to find out more.

Dont forget about our matching grant

We have been blessed to receive a matching grant of $2,500 from Lifesong For Orphans.  We have until 18 April to reach this goal.  Here is how it works:

An UPDATE..We have received $72 towards our matching grant. This means we have a long way to go.  Thank you to those three families that helped up get this far.


Give by Check
Please make checks payable to Lifesong for Orphans.
In the memo please note your gift preference with "Preference Dismuke # 3342 adoption"
Please mail checks to:
Lifesong for Orphans
PO Box 40
Gridley, IL 61744

Lifesong has been blessed with a partner that underwrites all US administrative and fund-raising costs (TMG Foundation and other partners). That means 100% of your donation will go directly to the need…helping orphans.

Give Online
1. Go to www.lifesongfororphans.org/give/donate
2. Select Give to an Adoptive Family
3. Complete online form and fill in Family Account Number & Family Name Fields with "Preference Dismuke # 3342 adoption"

*Please note that PayPal will charge an administrative fee (2.9% + $.30 USD per transaction). Your donation will be decreased by the amount of this fee.

Individual donations $250 or more and yearly donations totaling $250 or more will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Receipts for donations under $250

In following IRS guidelines, your donation is to the named non-profit organization. This organization retains full discretion over its use, but intends to honor the donor’s suggested use.

Thank you from the bottom of our heart for helping us reach our matching goal.

Be apart of the journey to bring our little girls home.

 

AUCTION!!!

We are starting a new auction.  It will include handmade goods and retail items. I have something for everyone.  

Here is a sneak peek.....

Auction will be here, Mama's Bug A Boo Facebook page.