July 7th Update

FPC's Foster Care Ministry

July 7, 2020


Gratitude

Thank you to all of those involved in SupportOne. We have been able to create a full team of support for a family in our Danvers campus as they get ready to foster. Please continue to pray for them!

Immediate Needs

We are starting to collect backpack filled with school supplies. Please find the list for the care package below:

K-3 Elementary Backpacks

Backpack (1)

Pencils (1 pack of ten)

Pencil Sharpener

Gluestick (2)

Thick Markers (1 package) 

Highlighter (2)

Hard Pencil Case (1)

Large Eraser (1)

Package of Pencil Topper Erasers (1) Safety Scissors (1)

Crayons (1 package of 24)

Ruler (1)

Spiral Notebook – Wide ruled format (2) Composition Notebook – Wide ruled format (1) Pocket Folder (plastic preferred) (4)


Grades 4-8 Backpacks

Backpack (1)

Pens (1 bundle/pack)

Pencils (1 bundle/pack)

Pencil Sharpener

Colored Pencils (1 package) Gluestick (1)

Thin Markers (1 package) Highlighters (2)

Pencil Pouch (1)

Eraser (1)

4x6 Index Cards (1 pack)

Ruler (1)

Spiral Notebook – College ruled format (2) Composition Notebooks (2)

Pocket Folders (plastic preferred) (2)


High School

Medium Backpack w/Laptop Sleeve (1) Suggested Size – 19”H x 13”W x 7.75”D Pens (1 bundle/pack)

Pencils (1 bundle/pack)

Pencil Sharpener

Colored Pencils (1 package) Highlighters (2)

Pencil Pouch (1)

Eraser (1)

Index Cards (1)

Ruler (1)

Spiral Notebook – College ruled format (5) Pocket Folders (plastic preferred) (5)



Prayer Requests

  • Please pray for vulnerable families who are navigating the loss of a job or reduction in hours due to COVID.
  • Please pray for parents or youth who are in jobs, including healthcare professionals and first responders, where their risk of exposure is increased and need to make hard decisions about the safety of their family and providing for their needs. 
  • Please pray for communities of color who experience disproportionality in the percentage of children and families who are impacted by foster care, especially the Black community. May we support work that examines and revises policies and systems so as not further perpetuate these trends in this season and always.
  • Please pray for DCF as workers begin to re-enter homes and transport children to visit families of origin. Please pray for safety and wisdom as they slowly begin to return to non-emergency in-person work with families and children.
  • Please pray for new foster and adoptive families to be raised up and supported well through our churches as we anticipate an increased need to provide temporary families through foster care or permanent families through adoption. 

Contact Us


Lynnette Lovasco (lovasco@comcast.net)



Don't hesitate to contact us if you want to get involved or if you have any questions!

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