Dear Prospective Foster Parent, Thank you for giving Legacy Families an opportunity to introduce you to foster parenting. We hope that you will invite us into your home so that we can have a "get acquainted" meeting. We will answer your questions and, hopefully, inspire you to "answer the call." We believe that foster parenting is one of the noblest expressions of love that a person can make. Allowing a "stranger" into your heart and home shows the epitome of selflessness. Because a child is so vulnerable, extending yourself as a foster parent will impact the child in ways that only God and eternity can fathom. Legacy Families is a foster family agency. "Agency" can also be defined as "instrument." And that is what we want to be. We want to be an instrument, a channel or ministry, by which you can experience the fulfillment of making a difference in the life of a child. Legacy Families, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to caring for special-needs and abused children of all ages. Legacy Families operates a state-licensed foster family agency to provide long-term care or short-term respite care for developmentally disabled children, including children who have epilepsy, autism, mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and who also may have special health care needs. Some of the children who need placement may be blind or deaf or have a variety of other emotional and developmental challenges. Other children may be victims of abuse or neglect. The primary purpose of Legacy Families is to provide the highest quality foster care services available. The Legacy Families staff is devoted to serving and supporting foster families and children, embodying the motto of Legacy Families: "For every child, a family." Legacy Families' foster families provide the optimum environment in which a foster child can develop his or her physical, intellectual, social and emotional capabilities to the fullest. It is the intent of our program to provide the foster child with an environment that is conducive to personal dignity, enabling the child to acquire self-reliance and independence in activities of daily living at home and in the community, using community-based resources wherever and whenever possible. We hope that you will approach foster parenting with an open heart and open mind. You may become a foster parent for just one child or for dozens, for one year or for decades. The decision to foster special children may be temporary or long-term. But, the result of your commitment will, like a pebble thrown into a pond, extend far beyond. If you have any questions or if you wish to attend the meeting, please call us at 805/949-7878. We look forward to meeting you and working with you.
Sincerely, |