Mission:
CMFCAA is committed to providing essential services and support to the kinship, foster and adoptive children, youth, and families in Central Missouri.
Vision:
To build loving families and improve the future for children by breaking the cycle of abuse, neglect, and poverty. Loved children live better.
Values:
CMFCAA C.A.R.E.S:
C: Child-Centered
Children are at the heart of our organization. We work to pair abused, neglected children with families. We support those foster, adoptive, and kinship families with programs and resources.
A: Advocacy
We fight for the vulnerable children who don’t have a voice by partnering with policymakers to support this often-forgotten demographic and by working with child welfare professionals to improve the system.
R: Resources
We provide numerous free resources to anyone in the foster, adoptive, or kinship community within our 24-county area. That includes everything from backpacks for children to training and other resources for adults to respite events for children and adults.
E: Engagement
We maintain a strong presence in our communities by educating the public about the need for foster/adoptive parents, sponsoring our events, or supporting other events and organizations with similar visions.
S: Stewardship
We are good stewards of the donations we receive. We build trust by advancing our vision and honoring our donors’ intentions.
History:
Founded in 2007 by a former foster youth, foster parents, and adoptive parents, the CMFCAA is a community service organization that provides for the needs of foster, adoptive, kinship, and guardianship youth and families. What began as a small support group has grown into a multifaceted organization that provides direct support, education, services, and advocacy to foster and adoptive families in a 24-county Central Missouri region.
Currently, we are assisting over 640 foster families, over 1400 foster children, over 400 adopted children in our service 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.
In 2013, CMFCAA was recognized by the State of Missouri as the Central Missouri Adoption Resource Center in partnership with the Missouri Department of Social Services and LINC.
In 2017, we adopted two new programs to further our impact. 30 Days to Family® is a short-term intervention to diligently search for a child’s relatives and kin to identify potential placement options and supports. Extreme Recruitment® is a race to find permanency for youth using 12-20 weeks of intensive recruitment efforts and permanency preparation. Family Development is designed to recruit and train families to become resource families for abused and neglected children in order to increase the number of qualified, supportive families in Central Missouri. With these new programs CMFCAA is able to reach more children and families to provide stability and support to the children who need it the most.
Did you know?
- There are over 14,050 children in Missouri foster care
- At the beginning of 2015, there were 651 licensed foster homes
- Only 48% of children who enter care are expected to be successfully reunited with their biological family
- The average age of foster children is 9 years old
- The average time in foster care before reunification or another form of permanency is 28 months
- 14% of foster children without permanent families become homeless adults
- 18-26% of foster children without permanent families end up in the prison system
United Way Partnerships!
The Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association has proudly partnered with the United Way of Central Missouri, the Heart of Missouri United Way, & the United Way of Callaway County. These partnerships allow CMFCAA to strengthen outcomes for our most vulnerable children and the families who serve them.
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