Connecting adoptive, foster, and all other types of families and kids with the resources they need to thrive.
Menu
Online support group for single moms
4KIDS is propelled by the vision of a home for every child. Whether that is a child removed from their home for the first time, siblings who need to stay together, a young mom in a unplanned pregnancy who needs a refuge, or a young adult who needs a place to belong, 4KIDS is there with hope and homes. 4KIDS Independent Living exists to guide young men and women as they transition out of foster care and into adulthood by offering a two-year transitional independent living residential program. During these two years, residents can complete their GED or further their education, gain employment experience, participate in life skills classes, and learn financial responsibility, all the while being surrounded by an encouraging group of resident advisors, mentors, and other young adults.
Our purpose is to help prevent a waiting child from not having a permanent home by providing a family with financial assistance to support their adoption.
Provides resources and coaching for foster parents.
Children who are medically fragile come to A Rosie Place for up to 10 nights at a time for respite stays. During this time, parents are given the gift of time to go on a date night, experience fun activities with their healthy children or enjoy much needed rest. We also host special events throughout the year, families (parents, fragile children, and siblings) are given opportunities to connect with others in a supportive environment and central location.
Financial adoption assistance
Provides a range of programs for individuals with disabilities, including group homes, skill training, employment supports, and day programs.
Provides platform to crowdfund for adoption costs.
Creating permanent environments for children in foster care through public awareness, advocacy, and family finding.
Provides services to birth moms considering giving their children in adoption
Provides resources for unplanned pregnancies and adoption.
Expectant parents will find respect, understanding and compassion from the staff at Adoptions of Indiana. There are times when you may not be sure if you are prepared or able to parent at this time in your life. At our agency we have counselors assist and support you through this critical decision-making process with total privacy. Should you decide to to make an adoption plan, our clinical staff will provide counseling and support throughout the adoption process. Both pre-placement and post-placement services are available, without charge, to expectant parents and birth parents. If you do not have transportation or would not feel comfortable meeting at our office, our staff are able to come to your home or another agreed upon location.
Adoptions With Love provides a wide array of services for expectant/birth mothers to support them in making loving and thoughtful adoption plans for their children, as well as meet their basic needs. This program provides: counseling services, legal assistance, assistance finding a doctor, coverage of any uninsured medical expenses, housing assistance, financial assistance, guidance with designing an adoption plan, ongoing contact
AdoptTogether is a non-profit, crowdfunding platform that bridges the gap between families who want to adopt and the children who need loving homes.
Resources for fostering including a National database of children available for adoption.
Respite care
Oregon – full adoption services, Other states – helps families with home study and post-adoption services
The Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides healing, compassionate support for people who have lost loved ones to suicide. Our online forum operates like a 24/7 support group. Our website contains support resources and information on the survivor experience.
Adoption Specialists at American Adoptions work with pregnant women or families interested in adopting by providing information on the adoption process, and answering common questions.
Provides peer visits, training and support groups to individuals who have lost a limb, or have limb differences, as well as their caregivers.
Provides a memorial garden for parents who have lost a child.
Provides a directory of respite providers by region.
Area Five Agency fosters parenting support groups to help families learn from each other and share ideas. Has mom’s groups and groups for grandparents.
Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA) Army Child Care Fee Assistance Program provides authorized reserve and active duty personnel living in the United States assistance with the cost of civilian child care when on-base child care is not available or a viable option for the service member and their family.
Offers training and support groups
Offers training, resources, and support for those with autism and their community.
ASI provides respite care to families and individuals affected by autism through all 92 counties in Indiana. Respite Care services address the importance of caring for the caregiver by affording them the opportunity to reconnect with a spouse, friends, and family, time to devote to a hobby or special event, or simply the time to refresh and re-energize, while knowing their loved one is taken care of.
The Autism Society of Kentuckiana (ASK) is a non-profit organization serving Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana that provides support for families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. ASK provides resources and education for families and individuals through our monthly meetings, workshops and social events. ASK is run completely by volunteers and relies on membership dues, fundraisers and donations to fund its services.
The Autism Response Team can answer your questions, connect you with tools and resources, and help you find autism services and supports in your community.
Organization offers in finding support, understanding, compassionate care, guidance, resources, networking links, speakers, perinatal loss consultants, excellent standards of bereavement care, literature, and so much more.
When parents are told their baby has died, or has a fatal condition and will die, they will be given helpful support by staff and an immediate connection with a Baby Loss Family Advisor, with parents’ permission. This Advisor can help parents navigate the early days, the birth, meeting the baby, saying goodbye, time at home, help with going back to work, and in the days to come, including during subsequent pregnancy, as desired by parents. Care is given in person, on the phone, or via email depending upon specific circumstances and the desires and realities of both the newly bereaved and the Independent Loss Advisor/Loss Doula
Offers anti-bullying, anti-suicide, and resilience training, and self-care resources, as well as training and resources for parents, teachers, and school administrators
Adoption grants of $500 – $1000, Education and advocacy lectures about adoption.
To offer support, understanding, encouragement and hope to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents, To educate families about the grief process in all its complexities pertaining to the death of a child or a sibling at any age and from any cause, To connect fellow bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who can offer support to each other and to each newly bereaved family.
When children are in need of a family, we respond. In the U.S., we protect vulnerable children through essential services, including pregnancy counseling, foster care, emergency care, and adoption. We believe family is the essential human care structure, and we work to provide every child the support, safety, and connection they deserve.
Provides 24/7 support to women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy. They also help churches establish this ministry in their own locations.
Our clients are mothers who are caring for their children alone because of difficult or abusive situations, and who now find themselves pregnant again. Confronted with this enormous new challenge when they’re already overwhelmed, many women feel the pressure to make poor decisions.
The Borrowed Hearts Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization created to help children in foster care and their foster families with necessities like clothing, hygiene items, food, and more. Since 2016, we’ve helped over 7,000 kids in foster care and eased the financial burden of foster families. We’re able to touch these lives through our generous sponsors, caring volunteers, and free store. We exclusively serve children in foster care and their fostering families.
The organization offers center which is a training ground to teach independent living and employment skills to people who are blind or have limited sight. These skills give them the opportunity to pursue their dreams and live their own American Dream. Additionally, they partner with businesses to create jobs and training programs for people who are blind.
We treat the whole person by delivering primary health care that addresses emotional and physical health, addiction recovery, life skills coaching, and more. Medicaid, private insurance, and Medicare are welcome, and no one is turned away for an inability to pay.
Offers group home, parenting classes, and a family support hotline.
Offers support groups for persons with brain injury and their families
Indiana’s child care resource and referral agencies provide local, helpful services to families, child care providers and communities in several ways. Indiana families have a lot of options for their children. Find out more about Indiana’s safe, supportive and high-quality programs.
Child Sponsorship promotes family-like care to children residing in orphanages to ensure their emotional, social, and physical needs are met, Family Support – Directly supporting orphaned & vulnerable children, within their own communities, to strengthen and stabilize families so children remain in their care, Adoption Grants -Uniting children with special needs with loving families through inter-country adoption grants so they have the opportunity to fully prosper.
Building Blocks Adoption Services offer no-cost, confidential support to pregnant women who need information and advice when deciding whether to choose adoption or parenting their child. For women who choose one of our carefully screened families for adoption, this program helps with prenatal care, legal services pertaining to the adoption, and financial help for medical and living expenses.
C.A.S.E. created the accredited Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) program to train more than 1800 mental health therapists nationwide from 18 different states. Adoptive, kinship and foster families across the country can now search by state to find mental health professionals who have the specialized skills to address your unique needs.
Camp Mak-A-Dream serves those dealing with cancer diagnosis, survivors, and their families. Specialized camps include Kids Camp, Siblings Camp, Teen Camp, Teen Heads Up Conference, Young Adult Conference, Heads Up Conference, Adult Retreats, Family Camp, Caregiver Retreats, and Family Camp Outside of travel to the site, here is no cost for the camp.
Provides a range of services for individuals with disabilities including early head start, community based supported living, group homes, respite, day programs, life coach, medical equipment, and transportation
Organization helps making burial arrangements, hosting family and friends, planning and coordinating funeral services as well as tracking gifts such as meals, flowers, and monetary donations are just a few of the tasks you’ll be expected to focus on in the days following your loss. Carson’s Village can provide a wide range of free support services to help your family navigate this difficult time. Let Carson’s Village help you to organize your village. The service is completely free.
4KIDS is propelled by the vision of a home for every child. Whether that is a child removed from their home for the first time,
Our purpose is to help prevent a waiting child from not having a permanent home by providing a family with financial assistance to support their
Children who are medically fragile come to A Rosie Place for up to 10 nights at a time for respite stays. During this time, parents
Provides a range of programs for individuals with disabilities, including group homes, skill training, employment supports, and day programs.
© 2023 Nurturing Our Village. All rights reserved.
