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Volunteer with Team Finally Home
Event Planning
1. Help with Family Strengthening Events
2. Become part of our administrative support team for fundraising events and outreaches
Hospitality
1. Help serve families and guests at Family Strengthening Events
2. Help with set-up for events
Work With Kids
1. Work with children and youth* in our “Super Hero Academy” and “Teen Titans” program during events
*Background check required
About Us
Finally Home, a national non-profit 501(c)3, has been training and encouraging foster, kinship and adoptive families since 2008. Finally Home was created to equip and encourage families as they provide a safe and loving home where wounded children can heal.
The leadership team of FH believes that genuine faith in Jesus Christ is to care for those without families (James 1:27). Many families have stepped up to this calling, and they need support and encouragement. Even with the best of intentions, families can experience severe discouragement in the face of children’s behaviors that go far beyond their expertise or expectations. A family in crisis will often feel isolated in the midst of their suffering. It is our vision to equip communities to serve these families with research-based psycho-education, authentic friendship and practical help.
"It is our privilege to provide practical support, training and encouragement for these special families so they can finish the great work they’ve started in welcoming a hurting child home," Kristin Orphan, Founder/Executive Director
OUR TEAM
Kristin Orphan
Justin Boling
Lisa Plahuta
Chelsea Reynolds
Neil & Jill Motley
Alexa Joy Zafarana
Michele Sanner
Family Strengthening Events
Finally Home's Family Strengthening Program is our primary strategy. During multiple events a year, the entire family is refreshed. While the kids and youth have a blast at the Super Hero Academy and Teen Titans programs, parents are reminded of what it takes to be a healthy family.
Overview
Topics Covered
Super Hero Academy
Interactive, character-based curriculum
Structured indoor play
Small group discussion time
Super Hero crafts
Outdoor activities
Trained and dedicated volunteers
Teen Titans
Interactive, character-based curriculum for teens
Off-site field trip
Small group discussion
Life Skills lesson by trained facilitator
Trained and dedicated volunteers
Mentor and peer support
Blog Posts
Christmas Grace by Kristin Orphan
What a year! When I look back on the past 12 months in my family, I’m amazed at all that has transpired. We have experienced change, celebrations, set backs, confusion and break-through. As we head into the next couple of weeks of celebration. I know that our family time will not resemble the holiday movies[…]
Choose Your Battles by Kristin Orphan
Choose Your Battles by Kristin Orphan I have two older brothers. They are only 15 months apart from one another and have been best friends all of our lives. Being the baby and the only girl often left me feeling a bit on the outside, so I worked very hard to be just like[…]
Discerning God’s Will by Kristin Orphan
Discerning God’s Will by Kristin Orphan Often I have conversations with families who are trying to understand what God is asking them to do. The journey of foster care and adoption is full of twists and turns. We may be heading down one path and then a door closes and we are faced with either[…]
Different Worlds, One Family by Kristin Orphan
Different Worlds, One Family by Kristin Orphan When you say “football,” a very different image comes to mind depending on who you are. What about the term vet? What do you think of? You may have thought of a veterinarian or someone who served in a war. It really depends on your perspective and where[…]
Invisible Wounds by Kristin Orphan
Our society has a lot more grace for visible wounds and disabilities. Last year, I had a bulging disc in my lower back. It was so painful. I lived with the pain every day. It dictated how I functioned. I tried to keep going and act like nothing was different, because I didn’t want it[…]
Happy Mother’s Day by Ana Morante, LMFT
To the amazing, beautiful, courageous women in my life Today, Mother’s Day takes on a new, deeper meaning for me. I’ve been given a gift that I need to share with you and then, the world. Being a mother is a privilege, a gift, and possibly the most intense and deepest experience that we can[…]
Can We Fix It? Yes, We Can!
Written by Kristin Orphan FHF Founder and Director kristin@finallyhomefoundation.net We bought a new dishwasher about 6 months ago. Recently, we discovered that the door that releases the soap was not opening on a consistent basis. So, we figured out a way to “trick it” sometimes, but often we have to run the load a second[…]
Helping Teachers Understand Your Kids
Written by Jen Hatmaker Guest Blogger Find out more about Jen’s ministry at http://jenhatmaker.com/. Hey parents of our adopted loveys…just a suggestion at the beginning of school. I always make sure our teachers not only know our kids’ basic history but also some potential blind spots on assignments and projects that have unintentionally caused our kids[…]
The Sideline
Written by Kristin Orphan, FHF Founder and Director kristin@finallyhomefoundation.net Yesterday, I invited my youngest daughter to go bowling. She said, “With who?” I responded, “With me.” She said, “Anyone else?” I said, “No.” I actually was quite entertained by that exchange, because I understand that we are in a new season of life with three[…]
Gaining Ground
Written by Kristin Orphan, FHF Founder and Director kristin@finallyhomefoundation.net If you have ever seen someone skateboard in a half pipe, you know that they roll back and forth to pick up momentum and speed in order to make it to the edge. With each pass, they go a little higher up the wall, until finally[…]