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Events

Annual Golf Tournament

Friday, October 17, 2025 – 7:00 am

It’s time for Agape’s 21st Fairways Fore Foster Kids Golf Tournament.. Come and enjoy a wonderful morning of golf, good friends and good food. while supporting foster kids in the Central Valley. Bring a friend, bring a foursome…it means your donation will support more children in need. That’s what Agape Villages is all about, supporting children in need. See you on the course!

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Wills and Trusts

Looking to leave a legacy? Join the movement and leave a planned gift to Agape Villages Foster Family Agency in your will or trust. 

A planned gift is simply a gift made through your will or estate plan. It can be as simple as an outright gift, called a bequest. A bequest is the easiest planned gift to make — and the most popular! 

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Agape Celebrates 66 Years!

In October 2024, Agape reached 66 years of service to abused and neglected children and youth in Northern California. How we wish there wasn’t a need for our service but we are grateful to our many donors, foster parents, staff and volunteers over the years who have supported us in this vital work… 

Please click the button below to read more and see some of the kids we’ve been able to help through the years.

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Be A Resource Parent*

Children in foster care are in desperate need of a stable, loving home where they can be nurtured and begin to realize their full potential.

Agape Villages is seeking foster families who feel equipped to provide that kind of environment to a foster child.

* Formerly Foster Parent

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Stories

Paulina Fuller’s Story

Paulina Astafuroff recorded a video for us in July 2021. A former child in foster care through Agape Villages, she shares her story of how she was supported. She is now Paulina Fuller, happily married and the mother of two sons. She is a housing case manager in Berkeley and will start her Masters in Social Work (MSW) program at Cal State East Bay in the Fall. Paulina, we are so very proud of you!

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Finding a Forever Family

Joey (age 5) and Tommy (age 4) were placed in foster care because of serious problems within their family. At first, because of behavioral issues, they rebelled against and struggled with the structure and disciplinary rules of the foster home. With firm discipline and loving and consistent care, both boys have developed a strong and healthy attachment to the foster family. Joey and Tommy became eligible for adoption some months ago, and without hesitation, their former “foster family” is now their “adoptive family” (and “forever family”).

Healing For All

Mary’s mother, a habitual user of illegal substances, verbally abused her infant child, Mary (now 19 months old). When placed with Agape, Mary exhibited no emotion and refused to play with toys. That all changed under the loving and tender care of her foster parents. Now her mother, attempting reform under a drug rehabilitation program, is working with the courts toward reunification with her child, and if and when successful, has asked Mary’s foster parents to become Mary’s “grandparents.”

Beating the Odds

Aaryn graduated from high school and is now in college, financed solely by student aid and seeking a degree in nursing. She is self-supporting, a remarkable achievement insofar as she had first come to foster care as a child of nine. She spent eight years in various foster homes, and became an Agape foster child when 17. She has remained close to her Agape foster family, and frequently babysits for them. Here’s what Aaryn says about her Agape experience: “I never would be here without the love and support of my Agape foster parents.”

Three Brothers, One Home

Three young brothers, ages 1, 3, and 9, were found living in a park after their mother, facing hardship, could no longer care for them. Without stable housing, the oldest had not been attending school, and all three needed a safe place to call home. Thanks to Agape resource parents, we were able to keep them together, ensuring they had the comfort of each other during this difficult transition. The 9-year-old was quickly enrolled in school, where he began to thrive, catching up on missed learning and forming new friendships. Arriving with only the clothes on their backs, we were able to provide them with new clothing, shoes, and essentials, helping them feel safe and valued. Most importantly, after working closely with their families, we successfully reunified the younger two with their father and the oldest with his own dad, ensuring they had the love and stability they deserved.

A Home Beyond Foster Care

Placed with Agape Villages in 2020, a teenage girl found stability with a supportive resource family. As she approached the age of adulthood (independent living), she learned essential life skills from our Living Skills Program, such as dealing with financial realities and living under a budget, preparing menus, shopping for food and cooking, and other household and social tasks. When she aged out of the foster care system in early 2025, she didn’t have to leave the place she called home. Instead, she entered a shared living agreement with her resource family, ensuring continued support as she stepped into young adulthood. We are pleased that she graduated from high school and is now building a future with confidence, proving that foster care isn’t just about placement, it’s about lifelong success. She has a much brighter future because of our involvement in her life!

We Need Your Help

We can provide the services we do for kids in foster care because of help from you. We always need donations. The funds received help us run crucial programs that benefit these kids.

We also need volunteers to help us with our events, general office tasks and more. We can pass on more of the money directly to the kids by you giving of your time.

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