Lilliput Families

According to the most recent AFCARS report, of the 122,000 children and youth waiting to be adopted; The average age of a child in foster care is eight years old.

First Teens Connection of 2021 is tomorrow! We are excited to hand out kits with materials for a 2020 time capsule and some wonderful Cake4Kids cookies.

The risk of homelessness and human trafficking is increased for teenagers in foster care.

Volunteering unites Americans of all ages and backgrounds, and builds stronger communities. This #MLKDay, join others in giving back through service. Visit MLKDay.gov to learn how.

If you believe every child needs and deserves a safe, nurturing, lifelong family and if you would like to be part of a challenging, but rewarding field, then we encourage you to join us in making a difference in the lives of thousands of children and families. See our current job openings at https://www.lilliput.org/careers.

So excited for our Kids Connection group tomorrow night! We are doing yoga to ring in the new year! Each kid will be getting a yoga mat, water bottle, growth mindset stickers to decorate the water bottle and an amazing 2021 cookie from Cake4Kids !

Happy Halloween from all of us here at Lilliput Families and Wayfinder Family Services!

Oh my gourdness, we have some winners! First Place: #6 Second Place: #2 Third Place: #12... A special thank you to all of our contestants.

Check out our Top 5 Fun Socially-Distanced Halloween Activities for this weekend at https://www.lilliput.org//5-fun-socially-distanced-hallowe.

LET'S PUMPKIN SPICE THINGS UP! Vote for your favorite fa-boo-lous pumpkin. You have 24 hours to vote, GO!

This year our Spare One for the Kids fundraiser will be a virtual event which will include videos of our families, unforgettable stories about the impact of our work, incredible live auction items and ways that you can help children in foster care! The event will be from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Go to www.lilliput.org/spare for all the details!

A big thank you to all of our wonderful Spare One for the Kids sponsors! American Pacific Mortgage - NMLS #1850 Sutter Roseville Medical Center Wood Rodgers, Inc. Bender Rosenthal, Inc. First Northern Bank Supervisor Sue Frost Consolidated Communications Teichert United Agencies Insurance, Inc. JD Thompson & Associates, LLC and Arabian-Lee Law ... With over 60,000 children currently in foster care, their sponsorship helps some of our state’s most vulnerable. For more information about sponsorship opportunities or the event, please visit www.lilliput.org/spare.

Resource Family is a term California applies to caregivers who provide out-of-home care for children in foster care. Resource Families may be single or two parent households. They may be related to the child (kinship) or have a familiar or mentoring relationship with the child, or no previous relationships with the child. For more information about how you can become a Resource Parent or get involved with Lilliput Families, please visit our website at https://www.lilliput.org/now.

Since we won’t get to bowl together this year, we’re having fun by asking folks to send us a video of you bowling at home to show your support! The top three video submissions will be aired at the event on November 12th and winners will receive a prize! Each video will be matched with a donation to Lilliput by our Board of Directors! The event will be from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Go to www.lilliput.org/spare for all the details!

Since 1980 Lilliput has helped over 10,000 children find loving families of their own through adoption.

Are you interested in being a sponsor for our virtual Spare One for the Kids fundraiser? Download our full sponsorship application at https://bit.ly/36Fh5Jt.

There are 64,196 (to 66,250) children and youth in Foster Care in the state of California.

Did you know that we have a Post Adoption Support Group on Facebook? It's a safe confidential forum, a closed group for sharing successes, resources, and for those families seeking advice and guidance. You are welcome to join our group if you have adopted through Lilliput Families, CDSS, or a private agency. Join our Post Adoption Support Group now!