Events at a Glance
Valentine TNT (Tuesday Night Training)
February 14 5:30-8pm Memorial Baptist Church “Getting Ahead, Instead of Just Getting By.” Heidi Lucas-Central Mo Community Action Please RSVP for dinner and childcare mailto:ccfosteradopt@gmail.com | RSVP for Feb. 18th Respite Sk8 Night now! mailto:ccfosteradopt@gmail.com
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Our Mission
The Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association is a not-for-profit agency that educates, supports and advocates for foster and adoptive children, youth and families in central Missouri by offering services and partnering with community and governmental agencies to develop healthy and self-sufficient individuals and families.
Founded in 2007 by a former foster youth, foster parents, and adoptive parents, the CMFCAA is the only community service organization in the Central Missouri area that provides for the needs of our foster and adoptive children, youth and families beyond what the state provides. Currently, we are assisting 42 foster families, 120 foster children, and 143 adoptive families in the Cole County area. Our goal is to be a support to the families, children and youth in this area, and we work tirelessly to provide much needed services to them.
Founded in 2007 by a former foster youth, foster parents, and adoptive parents, the CMFCAA is the only community service organization in the Central Missouri area that provides for the needs of our foster and adoptive children, youth and families beyond what the state provides. Currently, we are assisting 42 foster families, 120 foster children, and 143 adoptive families in the Cole County area. Our goal is to be a support to the families, children and youth in this area, and we work tirelessly to provide much needed services to them.
Our Services
- Begin Again Backpacks
- prom dresses
- graduation costs
- senior pictures
- camps
- art classes
- school trips
- extra curricular activities
- Second Chance ACT fees
- scholarship
- school supplies
- car seats and cribs
- diapers, formula, etc.
- hair care
- respite programs
Future Initiatives
Mentoring Program
goal: to provide mentors for foster and adoptive families and children navigating through the system.
Local & National Advocacy
goal: to inform legislators, senators, and lobbyists about the critical needs of our foster, adoptive and kinship youth and families.
Retention & Recruitment
goal: to dedicate ourselves to passionately bringing the most qualified foster and adoptive parents to care for Missouri's most vulnerable.
Emancipated Foster Youth
goal: to provide trade and secondary education preparation along with homeless prevention programs to keep our "aging-out" youth off the streets.
goal: to provide mentors for foster and adoptive families and children navigating through the system.
Local & National Advocacy
goal: to inform legislators, senators, and lobbyists about the critical needs of our foster, adoptive and kinship youth and families.
Retention & Recruitment
goal: to dedicate ourselves to passionately bringing the most qualified foster and adoptive parents to care for Missouri's most vulnerable.
Emancipated Foster Youth
goal: to provide trade and secondary education preparation along with homeless prevention programs to keep our "aging-out" youth off the streets.
