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FAITH PARTNERS SEEK RESOURCES FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES

The Faith in Motion (FIM) collaborative was established by Children’s Services nearly 15 years ago. The network of church partners from many faiths helps fill resource and service gaps for more than 4,000 children in Riverside County’s child welfare system on any given day. Faith partners celebrate graduations and holidays by providing festivities and gifts for foster youth of all ages. When the pandemic struck in March, volunteers from Faith in Motion sewed tens of thousands of masks to help DPSS workers and clients of all ages stay safe. The primary goals of the collaborative are to recruit and retain resource families from within the faith-based community, and to support and encourage foster family youth and their families. Today, Faith in Motion has grown in number and strength, with some 60 churches belonging to the Faith in Motion collaborative. About five of every six are in the western and southwestern regions of Riverside County. Faith in Motion is expanding recruitment of churches across the county. We are continuing to enlist faith partners to bring resources to the diverse families and children of Riverside County.

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2020 EXECUTIVE PROGRESS REPORT