The Lily Initiative
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Our VISION is that every child has a family and a place to call home.
Approximately 1,364 children are in the North Dakota foster care system
Provide a temporary, loving home for children in need by becoming a licensed foster parent. There are over 400,000 children in U.S. foster care and over 100,000 kids waiting for a family today. Many are the victims of neglect, abandonment, and abuse, but others are placed in short-term foster care due to a temporary disability or illness of their primary caregiver. The vision of The Lily Initiative is that every child has a family and a place to call home.
Approximately 341 children are waiting to be adopted in North Dakota
Provide a forever home to a child in need of a forever family through adoption. James 1:27 NIV says, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…” We believe every child deserves a family and a place to call home, and we believe the Church is called to care for vulnerable children. Adoption is a direct reflection of how God our Father has adopted us and called us His sons and daughters, giving us a place in His family forever. The Lily Initiative is also proud to offer scholarship opportunities to families interested in adopting.
WAYS TO SUPPORT & SERVE
THE LILY INITIATIVE FAMILIES
MEALS + ERRANDS TEAM
Provide practical support to foster families and biological families during reunification through bringing meals or running errands.
GRANDPARENTS TEAM
Build a relationship with foster kids to encourage and invest in their lives through acting as a grandparent while they are in a foster home and, if possible, when they transition home to their biological families.
BABYSITTERS TEAM
Build a relationship with foster kids while giving foster parents much needed time off.
REUNIFICATION TEAM
Coming alongside biological families as they reunify in practical ways, such as home preparation, encouragement, and advocacy when given the opportunity.