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CCFSA member agencies strive to meet the needs of
children and their families. Services are broad and reflect the most
immediate needs of the local communities in which they operate.
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Serving Children and Families
Across the United States
How we love to sing that old song that includes the line “little ones to
Him belong.” It emphatically states our belief that children are gifts
from God.
And they are. But do all the little ones belong to God? How can they
belong to Him if no one has introduced Him to them?
The Christian Child and Family Services Association (CCFSA) is made up of
47 licensed, nonprofit agencies across the nation supported by the
churches of Christ, who serve children and families in need. The children
they serve may have no other opportunity to know Jesus.
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the
kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
God planned for families to be a child’s first experience of the kind of
love He demonstrates to His children. When children are mistreated by the
very ones who should love them most, they grow up with a distorted picture
of God. When the only time they hear God’s name is in curses and
profanity, they have no idea of who He is or that He longs to have a
relationship with them.
Agencies of the CCFSA address the needs of
children and families through the following services.
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Residential childcare and treatment services
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Family foster care
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Adoptions, domestic and international |
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Family, marriage and individual counseling |
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Maternity care services
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Crisis pregnancy counseling
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Emergency shelters
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Educational schools, K-12
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Independent living programs
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Family life enrichment
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The Need is Serious;
CCFSA's Impact is Profound |
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21.8% of America's children live below the poverty
level. |
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More than 3 million American children are reported
abused or neglected each year. |
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Every day, three children die from abuse or neglect. |
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Every day, 15 American children are killed by
firearms. |
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Every day, 6,042 children are arrested. |
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Some 8,493 American children are reported abused or
neglected every day, seven days a week. |
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300,000 American children are homeless. |
Source: Children's Defense Fund.
CCFSA's impact is profound.
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2,801 children served through our residential
programs |
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1,171 children served in family foster care with our
Christian families |
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284 children placed for adoption through our agencies |
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7,094 people served by our Christian based
professional counseling services |
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1,245 people employed in our agencies |
Source: 2002 survey of member agencies.
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