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Updates from the Foster care & Adoption Ministry.

  1. FAM Lemonade Stand!

    Mandy RynikerMay 27th, 2025Foster care & Adoption Ministry

    Our annual lemonade stand is back! We’ll be set up during the first Summer Fun Night

    June 11 – Stand opens at 5pm

    Proceeds benefit our local non profit friend, Foster Village.

    Foster Village provides practical resources and support to foster and reunified families in Austin.

    We hope to see you there!

    If you are interested in manning the stand with FAM please reach out to Mandy! 

    It’s a really fun activity for a family to do together or for adults without kiddos to sit back and hang out. Anyone is welcome! Additionally, if you’d like to provide resources for us – donating lemonade/snacks/etc – we’d love that kind of help too!

    Come spend time with us and hang out with the FAM!

  2. A Future and A Hope Conference

    Mandy RynikerFebruary 4th, 2025Community Updates

    Fostering Hope presents its annual conference:presents its annual conference:

    A Future and A Hope
    March 1, 2025 9a-3:30p
    Hill Country Bible Church
    12124 Ranch Road 620 North
    Austin, Tx 78750

    This year’s theme is “Known.” Session topics include fostercare, adoption, strengthening families, caring for families in your congregation and much more! $30 to attend covers lunch and childcare if needed. Register here.

    Go to Hope Chapel and plan to attend? Let Mandy Ryniker know, Director of Family and Adopt Ministries.

  3. FAM “Stories of Redemption” Wednesday, December 4th

    Mandy RynikerNovember 12th, 2024Community Updates

    FAM Stories of Redemption

    Psalm 68:6 “God puts the lonely in families…”

    God is writing stories of redemption through families at Hope and in Austin. Come hear testimonies of how God is on the move through foster care and adoptive work to both restore families and save souls. 

    In our season of Advent Hope FAM invites you on Wednesday, December 4th from 6-7:30pm to join us for dinner and testimonies at Hope Chapel and be encouraged that our God is still redeeming people for His Glory and their good. 

    Childcare provided for 5th grade and under…

    RSVP on Realm or contact Mandy Ryniker aryniker@gmail.com

  4. FAM Lemonade Stand

    Mandy RynikerMay 25th, 2024Community Updates

    Your favorite Summer Lemonade Stand is back this year! During Hope’s first Summer Fun Night on June 26 from 5-7pm on Hope’s front sidewalk.

     

    Like every year, our stand raises awareness about Hope Chapel’s Foster & Adopt Ministry to the Brentwood Neighborhood and benefits Foster Village –  – a local nonprofit that provides support groups & tangible items for foster families in Austin. 

     

    See you there! 

    Are you a Hopite (young or old!) interested in helping make the stand happen? Reach out to Rebekah Voelker to volunteer – rebekahjvoelker@gmail.com

     

  5. Host Home Information Dinner

    Mandy RynikerJanuary 30th, 2024Foster care & Adoption Ministry

    Join Mandy on Feb 28th from 6pm – 7:30pm at Hope (during Family Night) for dinner and great conversation! We will plan to explore the topic of becoming a Safe Families Host Home – these singles, roommates or families open their homes to host a child/children for short, predetermined lengths of time (on average 4-6 weeks). 

    This short hosting allows caregivers time and space to secure resources for themselves to prevent their children entering fostercare. The goal of host homes is to strengthen vulnerable families in our community and offer the hope of Christ through hospitality and friendship. 

    Come learn more and meet our guests the Oberski family, who have been a Safe Families host home since 2016! 

    Dinner and childcare provided. Please RSVP to Mandy

    aryniker@gmail.com by Feb 18th.

  6. “In This Together”

    Mandy RynikerJanuary 17th, 2024Foster care & Adoption Ministry

    The annual foster care & adoption conference put on by Fostering Hope, this year themed “In This Together.”

    This conference will be held at For the City Center on St John’s Ave* in Austin & includes lunch and childcare.

    From Fostering Hope, “This transformative event is meant to encourage and inspire foster, adopt and kinship families, as well as help provide some clarity for those who are considering how they can involved in impacting the child welfare space. ”

    The day includes keynote speakers and a variety of breakout sessions to choose from to both engage with and support caring for vulnerable families.

    More information and registration at

    Fostering Hope

    *pls note the original venue was changed and this is the updated location for the conference!

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