Foster Care
“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows…”
James 1:27 NLT
We’re proud to come alongside Hoosier families and help serve the growing population of children in foster care.
At ITOWN, we’ve created resources to support foster families in the critical first hours after receiving a placement. We’ve come alongside families in our church to help them obtain licensing, partnered with kinship families for support, and are continuing to come up with new ways to help solve the foster care crisis in our state.
Foster Closet
The Foster Closet is here to support foster and kinship families with the essential items they need during those critical first hours after a new placement. If your family could use some of these items, please complete the form below—we’d love to help!
Resources
Need additional help?
CONTACT US
FosterCare@ITOWNChurch.com
(317) 588-6928
You can make a difference!
Get In It
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Fill out the Foster Care Licensing interest form, and a member from our team will reach out to you.
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You can make a difference by providing short-term care for children to relieve foster families for vacations, family emergencies, etc.
If you are interested in getting licensed to provide respite care, fill out the Foster Care Licensing interest form, and a member from our team will reach out to you.
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Finding childcare can be a challenge for many foster families. If you are over 18 and interested in being a background-checked babysitter, talk to a foster family you know and offer to be background-checked to provide this wonderful service!
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Our Foster Family support groups are open to licensed foster parents who would like to connect and receive support and encouragement through their foster care journey. Face-to-face training hours and childcare provided.
Get Around It
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The Go Team helps organize and receive inventory and prepare and deliver requests, along with supporting foster care events and outreach in the community. Fill out the interest form below and a team member will reach out!
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The ITOWN Foster Care Closet provides essential items that a foster family will need in the critical first hours after receiving a placement.
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The need is much greater than people realize, so simply spreading awareness is a great way to help children in foster care.
At ITOWN, we often release fun and fashionable Foster Care gear that helps raise awareness.
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DCS employees are on the front lines of this epidemic, seeing some of the worst-case scenarios. For them to know that there are people that love them and pray for them means a lot. Join our card-writing team as we write to DCS employees each month!
For more information, email fostercare@itownchurch.com.
Interested in Fostering?
At ITOWN, our goal is to make it as smooth and easy as possible to become a foster family. Join our upcoming interest meeting and fast track licensing to begin your foster care journey!
Foster Care Interest Meeting
May 31 at 12:45 PM | All Campuses
ITOWN Church has developed a Fast Track Foster Licensing model in collaboration with DCS that simplifies and expedites the licensing process. Through this model, you’ll have the opportunity to attend in-person trainings at ITOWN and complete licensing within 60-90 days.
June 5 from 6 - 9 PM
June 6 from 9 AM - 1 PM
Fast Track Licensing
The Heart of Foster Care
Check out the heart of Pastor Kate, and the vision that God has put on her heart to reach those in the foster care community.
Foster Care Stories
Watch how God is using ordinary people to do extraordinary things through foster care.