Please Pray for Kern County Royal Family Kids Camp of 2011

Kern County will celebrate the 17th annual Royal Family Kids Camp (RFKC) hosted by Canyon Hills Assembly of God and administered by Covenant Community Services, Inc. (Covenant). RFKC is a week-long summer camp designed especially for the foster child. The curriculum is built around resiliency and best practices in social welfare mixed in with the love of God.…

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A reminder of hope from a special guest

We had the privilege this week of a visit from a former foster family that adopted children while with Covenant Foster Care. Rick Hourigan brought his wonderful family in from Arizona for a family visit and surprised our team with a brief stop. Our team was tremendously encouraged by the visit. I really didn’t know…

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A reminder of hope from a special guest

We had the privilege this week of a visit from a former foster family that adopted children while with Covenant Foster Care. Rick Hourigan brought his wonderful family in from Arizona for a family visit and surprised our team with a brief stop. Our team was tremendously encouraged by the visit. I really didn’t know…

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Covenant Family Fun Day at Murray Farms

Covenant Community Services, Inc. is partnering with Murray Family Farms and Middlebrook and Brehmer to host the inaugural “Covenant Family Fun Day” benefitting foster children and former foster youth. Murray Family Farms is a family owned and operated farm on the outskirts of Bakersfield. The day will include hay rides, a petting zoo, picking fruit, mazes…

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Former 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,…

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Hope Is In The “Little Things”

I had the opportunity to take two of our former foster youth to Los Angeles this week, where they would be training to become coffee service technicians for a professional espresso company called Rosito Bisani. Our goal is help the youth find employment, all the while building upon our continued mission to grow Covenant Coffee.…

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Hope is growing

Hope is growing. Daily, more individuals, families and businesses are partnering with Covenant Community Services to provide hope and love to abused and neglected children and youth. The community response to the Headquarters of Hope Campaign is continuing to grow despite tough economic times. The Headquarters of Hope (HQ of Hope) campaign was launched late…

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