Teenagers living in foster care must overcome significant hurdles to age-out of the system well and become healthy, productive adults.
23,000 will age-out this year in the U.S.
How are these challenges overcome so that negative generational cycles – including high rates of unplanned pregnancies, incarcerations, and homelessness – are broken?
Teach Biblically-Based, Practical Life Skills
Provide One-on-One Mentorship
Connect Needs to Available Resources
Alabama Church Partner
This gives us an opportunity to speak words of truth and affirmation to young people who may have experienced trauma, neglect, or abuse at an early age. Our ultimate goal with Heritage Builders is two-fold: first, we want to provide concrete skills needed for a successful transition to independent living and second, we want to clearly communicate the love God has for each of them.”
Alabama Department of Human Resources, to a Hosting Church
Thanks so much for having us and loving on our young people…Thank you and all of your volunteers for just being you and being there for our kids. You are making more of an impact on them than you will ever know. We sincerely appreciate you.”
This training is a prerequisite for licensure as a Heritage Builders church partner. It is recommended that class leaders, class coordinators, and a church leader overseeing your Heritage Builders ministry attend the training.
Class Leaders and Coordinators must attend in order to be certified.
We are excited to announce Lifeline's First Annual Church-Based Programs Conference, scheduled for August 21st-23rd, 2025 at Bull Street Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia! This three-day event is designed for