Additionally, the more in touch foster and adoptive parents are with what it really feels like to experience traumatic loss, the more empathy and ability they will have to love a child through the difficult times.  The child's entire world has ended, and they have to mourn it just as you would mourn the death of someone you deeply cared for or if your home and all your belongings were lost in a fire.  We need resilient parents who have a supportive network they can rely on when they become stressed or disappointed that the child they have chosen to adopt hasn't begun to trust and believe that they are truly there for them.

We at New Promise Children and Family Services bring children and families together with the intention that those families will look upon a child as their own.  Rarely would a parent give up on a child they've given birth to.  So when you decide that you'd like to foster or adopt a child whose been removed from their family, you need to ask if you can offer that same commitment. We offer training to those interested in becoming adoptive parents, and then we implement all the services required to finalize the adoption.  We are looking for people who are willing to armor their faith and go on a journey of the heart where they learn that love does heal when a child feels someone believes in their goodness and is also given clear firm directions on how to make successful choices, feels safe, and knows that their new parent isn't going to be scared off by behaviors rooted in the belief that love isn't real.