About OneFamily
Our Organization
OneFamily is a 501 (c) (3) organization that exists to train the local community to raise up and support families, children, and sibling groups who need temporary homes through foster care, or forever homes through adoption. We help families, train churches, and partner with businesses to enrich our community and beyond.
Our Mission; Our Goals
Families connected to the US Foster Care system face many challenges. Vulnerable and at-risk families need continued support to rise above their situation and raise their children in a healthy way. Foster and adoptive families also need support to help them do what God calls them to do. Relative caregivers must be supported as they step into the role of caring for their grandchildren. This support provides stability for these families who are on the frontlines.
OneFamily's mission is to engage, equip, and empower bio families, foster families, adoptive families, and relative caregivers through wholehearted community support. Because when the community supports its families, the families within that community flourish.
Engage
The church was established for the benefit of humanity and recognizes the higher calling of caring for vulnerable children. However, churches often require an effective system to mobilize everyone involved. This is where OneFamily plays a crucial role. At OneFamily we engage the local church to be actively involved in helping vulnerable families, foster families, adoptive families, and relative caregivers.
Empower
We believe that every church can do something. At OneFamily we empower the local church to see that the possibilities are endless in regards to reaching at-risk and vulnerable families. Every church is unique and has giftings, abilities, and strengths that can help local families flourish. We help the local church to discover those local opportunities to be the hands and feet of Jesus in the unique and much-needed area of family advocacy.
Equip
At OneFamily we provide all the training needed for local churches to start their own FAM. We also provide ongoing coaching for the ministry leaders and their team. All of this training as well as monthly follow-up, comes at no charge to the local church. In addition, free training is also provided for the child welfare agencies and crisis pregnancy centers we work with.
Flourishing Families
We believe that when the family flourishes the community flourishes. So by connecting the resources and compassion of the local church, we will see change in our community. And that's exactly what is happening. Local churches are joining together to help families who may need tangible items and just some encouragement as they face challenges in life.
Our Story
Stephen and Sandra Hogue always wanted to start a family of their own. But after struggling with infertility for 7 years, they knew they would need to move adoption to the forefront of their plans. They began their journey into adoption with the foster care program. And that's when they realized how broken it was.
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In 2013, they felt led to leave their very secure jobs and venture out in the unknown, become missionaries, and be a part of the solution for foster care communities. So, that's exactly what they did.
Their vision for OneFamily is to connect local churches and the community to help them become a part of that solution, too. Because when the family flourishes, the community flourishes.
