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DC127 is an initiative of Washington, DC churches focused on working together to ensure the success of every child in foster care and those at risk of entering the child welfare system. As an initiative, we believe we have a responsibility and call to mobilize our communities and congregations to care for some of the most vulnerable children in our city. We work to both recruit and support foster and adoptive homes, and prevent children from entering the child welfare system by supporting families in crisis through our partnership with the Safe Families for Children movement. DC127 follows a nationwide movement of similar groups focused on uniting churches around their foster care systems and families in need of support. These programs have seen measurable success in reunifying children with their families, reducing the number of children waiting to be adopted, recruiting supported and stable foster homes, and bringing city and state-wide attention to foster care. We know that one day Washington, DC will be an example of a place where churches embrace the children and families of their city. We partner with national groups who share our mission in uniting churches to reverse the foster care wait list:

Families Helping Families of Iowa (FHF) is here to offer success and opportunities to children who have been abused or neglected and assist the families that care for them. FHF is a non-profit organization located in Cedar Rapids that's designed to help children in who have been removed from their home due to abuse or neglect. These children want to contribute equally with their peers to society; FHF has the potential to help them! Children aging out of foster care are the most neglected children within the foster care system because they often lack the support and resources that young adults need to live independently. Of the approximately 900 children in foster care in the Cedar Rapids area, roughly 40% are teens. Every year, at least 25 of these teens turn 18 and graduate from high school. The projected cost to our community’s taxpayers, of doing nothing, on average, for every young person who ages out of foster care is $300,000 in social costs over that person’s lifetime. Social costs are taxpayer costs such as public assistance and incarceration, as well as costs absorbed by the community. FHF helps these children by providing funding to help them be successful as they become productive adults.

We are Hope & Love 4 Kids, a non-profit organization helping at risk families and children living within our community. Hope & Love 4 Kids helps children of all ages and their families by providing basic necessities, comforting them in their time of need and uplifting them through service and outreach. Current programs include scholarships,an annual school supplies drive, Thanksgiving food drive, Christmas food drive, and a Christmas Angel Tree. We service an average of 40 families- 250 children, as private clients, in addition to community outreach including public school systems, the City of Kyle, and the Kyle Chamber of Commerce.