Fostering Life
Fostering partnerships at Canyon Ridge
Caring for kids in need in Vegas
At Canyon Ridge, we want to be a place where families go to get better. We also know that fostering is a tremendous way to do that. Fostering Life partners with organizations across Las Vegas to support, encourage, and connect fostering and potential foster families. There are plenty of ways to get involved, either as a volunteer or a foster family.
Get Involved With Fostering Life
Step One – Foster Care Awareness Event
This is a great first step to learn more about Fostering Life. We’ll provide information on how you can join in as volunteers, and how to become a safe family and/or foster parent. We’ll answer any questions about fostering that you may have! We’d love to meet you and hear what God is placing on your heart.
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Step Two – Fostering Life Volunteer Orientation
If you have a desire to serve safe families, foster, and adoptive families at Canyon Ridge, come learn where to get plugged in and join in a network of people and churches whose desire it to provide every child with a safe and nurturing home.
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Resources for Fostering Families
Foster Parent Night Out
3rd Friday of each month from 6p-9p. Being a Foster Parents is a tremendous responsibility, and you deserve a break. Bring your kids for three hours of free childcare once a month! We’ll free up your night so that you can go catch a movie, grab a nice dinner, or just rest! Registration is required, so sign up now!
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Foster Support Group
2nd Friday of each month from 6:30p-8:45p on the Lone Mountain Campus. Come join other foster parents to talk, connect, seek guidance and input. It’s good to share struggles and successes with other parents who can relate. Free childcare for kids 0-5th Grade, and registration is not required.
Foster Kinship Support Group
2nd Tuesday of every month from 6p-7:30p on the Lone Mountain Campus. Come together with other Foster Kinship parents to learn from each other and share life. Free childcare for kids 0-5th grade, and registration is not required.
Foster Connect
Foster connect offers a growing network of Christian foster families in the Las Vegas valley for you to be a part of. We desire to connect foster families and adoptive families with resources for emotional, spiritual, and practical support.
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Hannah’s Closet
Gently used clothing, toys, and other items provided at no cost to foster/adoptive families! Hannah’s Closet also accepts donations, and has volunteer opportunities available.
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Becoming a Foster Parent And/Or Safe Families
Foster Orientation Sessions
Join us for a foster care information session with the Clark County Department of Family Services. This is for those who are interested in fostering and/or helping those who foster. This class must be taken before you can enroll in foster parent training/qualification. 1st Saturday of every month from 9a-10:30a, or 4th Tuesday of every month from 6p-7:30p.
Foster Parent Training
This is an eight-week training through Clark County Department of Family Services for those who are interested in becoming foster parents and/or foster parent respite givers.
Safe Families
Safe Families for Children is a movement fueled by compassion to keep children safe and families intact. Through Host Families, Family Friends, and Family Coaches, we temporarily host children and provide a network of support to families in crisis while they get back on their feet. We open our hearts, our arms, and our homes.
