Homes Needed for 1,000s of New Jersey Children
By Maureen Archibald
(SOMERSET, NJ) – Maureen Archibald, Executive Director of Harvest of Hope Family Services Network, Inc., today said recruitment of foster care families for thousands of children is the goal when Harvest of Hope Family Services Network hosts a luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 24th – led by Rev. DeForest B. Soaries, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset.
“Since 1996, Harvest of Hope has placed more than 500 children in foster homes and found permanent adoptive homes for more than 200," said Soaries, who has extended invitations to more than 200 clergy leaders throughout the state. “But that’s ‘just a drop in the bucket,’ considering more than 5,000 children are waiting to be adopted in New Jersey."
WHAT: Harvest of Hope Network Luncheon
WHO: Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Pastor of FirstBaptistChurch of LincolnGardens
Maureen Archibald, Harvest of Hope Family Services Network, Inc.
WHERE: The Hilton Hotel, 3 Tower Center Blvd., East Brunswick, NJ – at Route 18 near New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 9.
DATE: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Noon – 2 p.m.
For more information, contact Maureen Archibald at 732-882-8394 or visit by email at [email protected].
Abour Havest of Hope:
Harvest of Hope Family Services Network, Inc. (Harvest of Hope) has been in business for 12 years recruiting, training, licensing and servicing foster and adoptive homes. It was founded in 1997 by Rev. DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., in response to the foster care crisis that existed in New Jersey and disproportionately impacted black children. In the fall of ’08 a new marketing model was designed to increase the number of families recruited to meet the overwhelming need for foster care placement faced by the state. The model is aimed at maximizing Harvest of Hope’s capacity by increasing the number of partners, churches and community organizations in our network.
Harvest Of Hope
Family Services Network, Inc.
Phone: (732) 247-1270
Toll Free: (888) 325-4673
Fax: (732) 247-1710
"What about the children?"
630 Franklin Boulevard, Ste. 102
Somerset, NJ08873-3646
Website: www.harvestofhopefamily.com
Harvest Of Hope
Family Services Network, Inc.
Phone: (732) 247-1270
Toll Free: (888) 325-4673
Fax: (732) 247-1710
"What about the children?"
630 Franklin Boulevard, Ste. 102
Somerset, NJ08873-3646
Website: www.harvestofhopefamily.com
PRESS ADVISORY: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009
For Immediate Release: Contact:
February 23, 2009 Maureen Archibald
732-882-8394 or
888-325-HOPE (4673)

