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  • Who We Are
    • Board of Directors
  • What We Believe
    • Statement of Faith
    • Mission & Vision
  • What We Do
    • Birthparent Ministry
    • Amaris Adoptions
    • Foster Care &
        Foster Adoption
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  • Birthparent Program
  • Is Adoption for Me?
    • The Open Adoption Process
    • Adoption vs. Abortion
    • Thinking it Through
  • Pregnancy / Birthparent Resources
  • FAQs
  • Testimonies
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  • Our Requirements
  • Open Adoption
  • The Adoption Process
    • How to Get Started
    • How Long will it Take?
    • How Much will it Cost?
    • How Can I Afford It?
  • Adoption Resources
  • FAQs
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  • Foster Youth Mentor Program
  • About Foster Care / Adoption
  • Testimonies
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  • Newsletters
  • Upcoming Events
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Vision & Mission Statement

Vision

Psalm 68:6a says, “God sets the lonely in families.” The name Amaris is Hebrew for “God’s promise fulfilled” and our vision at Amaris Ministries is to see this promise of God fulfilled for children and families in Imperial County. By joining children from difficult circumstances with loving, Christian families, they are introduced to their Savior, Jesus Christ, and their futures are forever changed.

”God sets the lonely in families.“
Psalm 68:6a

Mission Statement

Amaris Ministries is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) multi-faceted ministry to care for women, children and families in their time of need.

Our mission is to place infants and children regardless of ethnicity, age or special needs into Christian foster, adoptive, and to remove perceptual and practical barriers to adoption. We are committed to offering a safe, confidential, and pressure-free environment for women with unplanned pregnancies to receive counsel, support, referrals and resources to help them make the best decision, whether it is parenting or placing for adoption.

The Amaris Ministries office will serve as a resource center providing guidance, basic support, and information on adoption and foster care. Our goal is to have no waiting children in Imperial County. We realize this is a lofty goal, but God loves adoption and deeply cares for orphans, so we will rely on Him to accomplish this goal and provide loving families for His children.

To achieve this mission, Amaris Ministries is committed to:

• Being founded upon Biblical principles.

• Establishing Godly standards for families.

• Promoting adoption awareness and education.

• Recruiting, training and supporting potential foster and foster-adopt families.

• Providing confidential, pressure-free counseling for girls/women with unplanned pregnancies who are considering their options.

• Assisting with matching birthmothers with adoptive families and walking them through the process of open adoption (we are not an adoption agency!).

• Being a resource for our local hospitals and crisis pregnancy centers.

• Encouraging women to choose adoption as a plan for an unintended pregnancy instead of abortion.

• Supporting women with unplanned pregnancies in a variety of practical and caring ways both before and after they give birth, in-house or through referrals.

• Providing support for birth, foster and adoptive families through challenges they may face, including high risk and special needs children.