Strong Families & Foster Ministries

I'm so thrilled to be writing for a cause! I recently started assisting El Roi Foster Ministries with their social media content, and was able to share my own story with Strong/Safe Families through Olive Crest and El Roi. I'm thankful for the support of my kids and my parents and my nieces and extended family and friends for their participation in supporting me on this journey. One of our volunteers at El Roi has been a host family with Olive Crest for over a decade. Her family's commitment to offering a safe and stable home environment to kids in need is something near and dear to her heart, and the impact of this ministry on her family has been incredible. From memories of helping a child when his own mom was a former foster youth and had no support system, to giving a one-year-old a home for a few months, to respite care for kids whose parents are struggling to get back on their feet, Olive Crest's Strong Families model has given our volunteer's own kids a new perspective on ways that they can help and make a difference for foster youth and kids in crisis. Some of these kids that are hosted through this program are able to experience things they never would otherwise, like amusement park adventures, trips to the snow, and beach days.  

El Roi exists to support foster families, and also recently was able to share resources from the foster closet with this host family, for a recent visitor to their home. From walkers to clothes to diapers to blankets, El Roi wants to be known as a presence in the Temecula Valley, Riverside County, and San Diego County, making a difference one kid, one family, one home at a time. To learn more about Olive Crest's opportunities to get involved, visit  https://www.olivecrest.org/what-we-do-strong-families/.