Hope Alliance for Kids

12/07/2021

Bringing Hope and Blessing on both sides of prison walls

A small group of men incarcerated at a prison in southern Missouri is working toward a common goal: creating personalized quilts for every child in the Texas County foster care system.

21/04/2021

April 18th through April 24th is National Volunteer Week. Hope Alliance is an all volunteer organization helping foster children and their families with special camps and mentoring geered to their special situations. We couldn't do it without the wonderful volunteers who give generously of their time, talents, and love. They are making a difference. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

17/04/2021

We can all make a difference. Be aware, volunteer, give.

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/spread-the-word/

03/07/2020

Today we're honoring another organization that is making a difference in the lives of foster children in Washington state. This is a fitting story for the 4th of July weekend.

Embrace was recently blessed with the opportunity to help two youth in care say goodbye to their beloved grandpa. It all started with a call from a social worker – the boys’ grandpa had suddenly passed away and there were no family members to help with burial expenses or to plan a service. Embrace immediately stepped in to help. The grandpa was a veteran of the Vietnam War, so we called Veterans Help Net a new organization in Spokane that help veterans with needs they may have. With Vet Net and some help from our friends at Rotary 21, we were able to provide a military ceremony for the family. With only a couple of days to make this happen Embrace pulled together funding to help with expenses and Vet Net connected with Washington State Veterans Cemetery and medical director Rudy Lopez - not an easy task with Covid-19 limits and restrictions.
Wes Anderson Chaplin of VGW Post51 led the service and Col. Brian Newbury from Rotary 21 of Spokane performed the military honors. Col. Newbury, a former Fairchild AFB Commander, presented each of the boys with a memorial flag in a proper display case. The ceremony also included a moving Bagpipe rendering of “Amazing Grace” by piper Fred Freeman.
When Col. Newbury presented the Flags to the boys he stated:
“The markers on a grave contain two dates and a dash. The dates, we know, represent the birth and death of your Grandpa. The dash represents the life he lived. I don’t know much about your Grandpa’s dash, but I do know two things. He loved his country and he loved you two.”
After the ceremony we all went to lunch. It is such an honor to partner with our community to help two boys in foster care who loved their grandpa, and to honor a veteran of the Vietnam War. On this 4th of July weekend, we want to say thank you to our supporters, partners, and our foster families who show love every day by supporting us and the sweet foster children we serve.
God Bless,
Alene

24/06/2020

Good news for foster children.

President Trump strengthens America’s child welfare system by signing a historic Executive Order (EO) aimed at improving outcomes for children and families. This EO focuses on three key areas of action: improving partnerships, improving resources, and improving oversight.

03/06/2020

When you support Royal Family Kids you are supporting a group that not only serves with love and compassion the most vulnerable children but does so with the highest ethical standards.

Not only does RFK serve the most vulnerable children across the nation and world, but we do so with the utmost financial integrity. Honored receive this recognition because more than even, children of abuse need support.

"Based on the most recent information available, we have issued a new rating for your organization. We are proud to announce Royal Family Kids has earned our third consecutive 4-star rating. This is our highest possible rating and indicates that your organization adheres to sector best practices and executes its mission in a financially efficient way. Attaining a 4-star rating verifies that Royal Family Kids exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in your area of work. Only 25% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 3 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that Royal Family Kids outperforms most other charities in America. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator sets Royal Family Kids apart from its peers and demonstrates to the public its trustworthiness. Forbes, Business Week, and Kiplinger's Financial Magazine, among others, have profiled and celebrated our unique method of applying data-driven analysis to the charitable sector."

www.rfk.org

18/05/2020

Thank you to everyone who volunteers and supports our Teen Reach Adventure Camp. And, thank you to all of the foster families who stand on the front lines and make a difference in the lives of the foster kids in our area.

May is National Foster Care Month, a time to acknowledge foster parents and families, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals, social workers and our Teen Reach community and volunteers. We celebrate and thank those who make a meaningful difference in their lives!

09/05/2020

Have you ever considered being a foster parent? The need is great!

In regions across the country, including Washington state, child welfare systems struggle to recruit and retain foster parents. With a severe shortage of licensed foster homes and group homes, state agencies are increasing the practice of housing children and youth in hotel rooms and offices. Learn more at treehouseforkids.org/foster-care-facts.

A loving, safe and stable home can make all the difference in a young person’s life. Learn more about becoming a foster parent at dcyf.wa.gov/services/foster-parenting/become-a-foster-parent.

01/05/2020

May is National Foster Care month. Here are some thoughts from Treehouse about how Covid-19 is and will be affecting foster youth.

May is National Foster Care Month, a time to shine a spotlight on the youth who inspire us every day and the incredible challenges being overcome. This year, the obstacles continue to compound daily because of the pandemic. Do you... Read More

22/04/2020

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who make our camps for foster kids possible. We are grateful for you and your heart and service. This week we celebrate you.

18/04/2020

We're all in this together. Sharing today one of the organizations that is making a difference in the lives of foster kids and care givers. Seattle Angels.

Seattle Angels exists to serve fostering families in our area. This month that focus has not changed, but has also included some care for the incredible social workers on the frontlines responsible for the well being of our most vulnerable children.

Thank you for the amazing donations of masks, for the connections to distilleries and to Dick’s restaurant supply for the needed items to help keep our social workers protected.

Check back in this week for more ways you can directly have an impact on a fostering family in our community.

23/02/2020

Embrace loves our foster, kinship and adoptive families!