Community Outreach
If you are visiting our website for the first time, Welcome! the Church of the Good Shepherd is a thriving, downtown church with a rich history and vibrant ministry today. Having served Corpus Christi and South Texas for over 160 years, we continue to change lives by sharing Christ in our community and among our neighbors. The Church of the Good Shepherd is an energetic and enthusiastic congregation of believers, who welcomes you to join us in our worship, our study and fellowship, and mission outreach to the city, state, country and the world.
Foster Village
Statistics and Factual Information: There are over 400,000 children in the foster care system in the United States with 1,000 of them in the South Texas area. Children in the foster care system often grow up with PTSD and depression, are more likely to become homeless, make up 80% of human trafficking victims, and 90% of youth with five or more foster care placements enter the criminal justice system. But it does not have to be this way. When these youth are given nurturing environments, they can get the tools they need to succeed. This includes having a community of support. Most families foster for less than a year citing burnout and lack of support as the reason for stopping.
Equipping Caregivers with Support:
When a child is placed in foster care, they often arrive with only the clothes on their back. Foster Village offers a place for families and children to get clothing, new beds, car seats, toiletries, and other basic necessities completely free and within 24 hours of being placed.
Connecting Families to Each Other:
Foster families experience unique challenges when caring for children who might have been abused, neglected, or have been separated from their family. When others who have been on the same journey of fostering children can provide support, caregivers are strengthened and encouraged as a steadfast source of healing and safety to children. Foster Village provides access to support groups, respite care, parents’ nights out, and other important resources.
To learn more, go to www.fostervillagecorpuschristi.org