ARS - Americas' Redemption System
Adopt a Family - How it works
There are 2 ways you can choose to adopt a family:
1) Individual Sponsor - You (your family) can sponsor a family by yourself (cost of supporting a family is $200 per month for 2 years).
2) Family Sponsoring Group - You can join other families in to a "family supporting group". Each group will be open for more supporting families to join until the amount of donations reach the $200 per month necessary to support an entire needy family (each sponsor decides how much they will give a month - minimum of $20 per month for 2 years).
We ask for each sponsor to commit his/her support for 2 years because this is the amount of time we believe each adopted family needs to achieve self-sufficiency. ARS will not send cash to the adopted families. Your donations will be used to provide job training, marriage counseling, medical care, education, spiritual and social support the family will benefit from.
Steps to adopt a family:
. You e-mail ARS requesting the Adoption Form;
. ARS will e-mail you the Adoption Form;
. You will fill and mail Adoption Form back to ARS;
. ARS will acknowledge your choice of adoption, Individual or Family Group Sponsor;
. ARS will e-mail information on families to be adopted if you choose to be an Individual Sponsor ,
or
ARS will pick a family for you if you choose to be part of a Family Sponsoring Group;
. You e-mail ARS your family choice if you are an Individual Sponsor ;
. ARS will acknowledge your family choice;
. ARS will e-mail you confirmation of adoption and more information on your family (Individual Sponsor and Family Sponsoring Group);
. You start mailing contributions;
If the familie an Individual Sponsor picked is no longer available at the time he/she makes a choice, ARS will notify him/her so that he/she can pick another family.
ARS will send you every January an annual report of your contributions for your IRS Income Tax.
1) Individual Sponsor - You (your family) can sponsor a family by yourself (cost of supporting a family is $200 per month for 2 years).
2) Family Sponsoring Group - You can join other families in to a "family supporting group". Each group will be open for more supporting families to join until the amount of donations reach the $200 per month necessary to support an entire needy family (each sponsor decides how much they will give a month - minimum of $20 per month for 2 years).
We ask for each sponsor to commit his/her support for 2 years because this is the amount of time we believe each adopted family needs to achieve self-sufficiency. ARS will not send cash to the adopted families. Your donations will be used to provide job training, marriage counseling, medical care, education, spiritual and social support the family will benefit from.
Steps to adopt a family:
. You e-mail ARS requesting the Adoption Form;
. ARS will e-mail you the Adoption Form;
. You will fill and mail Adoption Form back to ARS;
. ARS will acknowledge your choice of adoption, Individual or Family Group Sponsor;
. ARS will e-mail information on families to be adopted if you choose to be an Individual Sponsor ,
or
ARS will pick a family for you if you choose to be part of a Family Sponsoring Group;
. You e-mail ARS your family choice if you are an Individual Sponsor ;
. ARS will acknowledge your family choice;
. ARS will e-mail you confirmation of adoption and more information on your family (Individual Sponsor and Family Sponsoring Group);
. You start mailing contributions;
If the familie an Individual Sponsor picked is no longer available at the time he/she makes a choice, ARS will notify him/her so that he/she can pick another family.
ARS will send you every January an annual report of your contributions for your IRS Income Tax.
Request Adoption Form
There are 12 families waiting to be adopted today.
Tapestry class offerd to adopted family members.
Ballet class offered to adopted family children.
Costume Jewry class offered to adopted family members.
Bible story class for children
House construction for an adopted family
Adopted Families Testimonies
Beatriz Maria is a widow mother of three girls
“…I have 3 daughters. My husband passed away when I was expecting my youngest daughter. I am thankful to God and to the project ARS/CEDAF. Now I have food at home, school for the girls and I am in the tapestry class and hope to be able to get my income from this in a near future. My house is being repaired with the material I receive from donors supporting us. God bless you all.”
Clemilda Vitorino is a single mother of six
“First I want to say thanks to God, to ARS/CEDAF and to the donors who are helping my family. We get food regularly; all the kids are in school. I have done already the sewing course and I am finishing the costume jewelry workshop. The children are helping me with great creativity in this costume jewelry small business and they love it. … I am attending the Universal Christian Church. I am thankful to the donors in the USA.”
Maria das Gracas is a grandmother taking care of six grandchildren
“I am very happy for now I can pay my bills each month. God is so great that He touches man’s heart to help the needy ones. May God bless the family that is helping us. All the kids are in school. Yasmim, 14 year old girl, started in July a computer skills course that will last for 9 months… We attend the Agape Baptist Church. Thanks to God and to Steve and Sarah Trost and their kids.”
Fernando and Adalgiza are parents to 5 children
“… I am thankful to God and the donors who are helping us these days. I am praying that God may help them too. With their donations through ARS/CEDAF now we are able to build our own home for we lived in my sister-in-law’s home since we got married. Our kids are doing well and the older one is attending school. We attend the Four Square Gospel Church for it is closer to our place here in Neves. Thank you so much!”
Patricia Conceicao is a single mother of 11 children, 6 of them live with her
“Peace from the Lord to you. May God lighten your ways. … My house and my health are in very bad condition … All my kids are going to school but the two younger ones. Monthly we have food sent from ARS/CEDAF to us. My 17 year old son Rodrigo is ready to find a job to help the family. I am happy for I am going regularly to church. Thank you all!”
