Posts Tagged ‘foster children’
Child Abuse and Neglect Month Thoughts and Action Points
April is declared National Child Abuse and Neglect prevention month in the United States. http://www.childwelfare.gov/preventing/preventionmonth/ The month of April usually ushers in Spring and celebrates Easter. April is also a somber month to reflect upon the Giant of Child Abuse and Neglect in our communities. Child abuse and neglect is a horrible plight throughout the…
Read MoreFormer Foster Youth face the challenge of responsibility
Former foster youth face an uphill battle after leaving the care and supervision of the child welfare system. Most youth that exit foster care do so to independence that is thrust upon them rather than prepared. In fact, statistics show that former foster youth are ill-prepared to face the challenges of life including the educational,…
Read MoreHope Can Come “Full-Circle”
Many of you know our mission at Covenant Community Services is to end the cycle of child abuse and neglect and see foster youth walk in spiritual wholeness, today I experienced that vision in a very “real” way. This afternoon I took Lajoy Gentry, a former foster youth and Covenant employee along for an on-camera…
Read MoreCoffee Training at Rosito Bisani in Los Angeles
For three days Covenant Coffee Interns Luis and Jeremy underwent rigorous technical training at Rosito Bisani, a professional espresso distribution company in Los Angeles. Their time there was spent studying in the classroom, getting hands on training and most importantly growing in life and spirituality. This is one video of a series about their…
Read MoreHope Defined and Lived
Hope Lives Here is a motto of Covenant Community Services, Inc.. It comes from our mission, “providing hope and love to abused and neglected children”. We extend hope to foster children, former foster youth and families on a daily basis through compassionate case management, unconditional love, genuine concern and personal investment into the life of each person served.
Read MoreHelp Covenant Provide Hope to Foster Youth and Children!
Hope for former foster youth and children is provided as people stand up and make a difference by giving, serving and praying!
Read MoreGreta’s Gift … Equal Sacrifice Unequal Gifts
December 11, 2010 Last night Covenant held it’s annual Christmas Party for foster children, foster families, biological families and former foster youth. It was a wonderful night that was made possible by the hard work of the Covenant team and amazing volunteers and donors. I am amazed each year when the Christmas Party comes around…
Read MoreFormer Foster Youth Donates To “HQ of Hope” Campaign
One-hundred dollars may not seem like a lot of money to you or I, but for former foster youth William Baldwin it is. So, imagine the surprise our Covenant offices this morning, when he slapped it down on a table and said…”I want to donate to the HQ of Hope Campaign.” A former foster youth…
Read More“Planning for Hope”- A view inside the future Covenant Building
It looks like scribbles on a page to most, but to Covenant Community Services CEO Randy Martin the intersecting lines and mathematical equations on the pages in front of him mean something more; the highly anticipated “Headquarters of Hope” is one step closer to reality. Today on his office floor, he and other Covenant employees…
Read MoreBuy a Share of Hope Today – HQ of Hope Shares available
When we talk with them about the HQ of Hope they become excited and filled with wonder. How is God going to accomplish such a large amount of money? Who will give? Where will it come from? This campaign has been an incredible discipleship tool and it is just days old!
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