A Better Chance For Our Children

A Better Chance For Our Children Providing permanent, loving families to children in DE foster care with lifetime support to families.

A Better Chance for Our Children is unique in that we primarily work to place children with special needs in families:

Children between the ages of 0 and 18 who have physical, emotional, or cognitive challenges or disabilities;

Children in sibling groups;

Racially-mixed children;

Infants with significant medical challenges;

Children from other countries involved in international adoptions.

08/24/2026

On Saturday, August 1st, we took time to do something that is just as important as caring for others: taking care of ourselves!!! 💛🌿

Our “Take Care of Yourself” event gave our amazing adoptive and foster parents an opportunity to slow down, relax, recharge, and simply enjoy some well-deserved time for themselves. ✨

Thank you to all of the parents who joined us! And a huge thank you to all the providers and businesses who made this day super special!💕



🧠: https://www.wholeheartedstudio.net/
🐶: https://petsonwheelsofdelmarvainc.org/

Our downstate CAPS (Connections for Adoption and Permanency Supports) group meets in person THIS Friday at our Milford l...
08/23/2026

Our downstate CAPS (Connections for Adoption and Permanency Supports) group meets in person THIS Friday at our Milford location from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.! ⁠
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This is a great time to connect with other parents who understand your experiences, celebrate wins, or just to say hello and listen if sharing happens to be difficult right now. The simple act of sharing space with other parents who get it may be just what you need.⁠
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📩Email: [email protected] to RSVP! Dinner and childcare (ages 2+) are included!

Wednesdays are better when they’re spent together! ☀️💛 At ABCFOC, we’re grateful for the moments that bring us closer, s...
08/19/2026

Wednesdays are better when they’re spent together! ☀️💛 At ABCFOC, we’re grateful for the moments that bring us closer, strengthen our team, and remind us why we do what we do, creating positive change, one family at a time. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒

New Workshop!The Dangerous Truth About Today's Ma*****na: The Harms of Youth Ma*****na UseTONIGHT! @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmvi...
08/18/2026

New Workshop!
The Dangerous Truth About Today's Ma*****na: The Harms of Youth Ma*****na Use
TONIGHT! @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
via Zoom w/ Special Guest Presenters Amber Stevenson & Jaime Laboy

We’ll learn about the potency of today’s “new” ma*****na, adolescent brain development, and the impact of THC use on adolescents. We will explore the risks of mental illness, psychosis, and su***de, how to spot warning signs, and what parents can do to prevent teen use. This workshop is specifically designed for parents. We are working with Amber and Jamie on the possibility of a presentation for our kids later in 2026! Register for this workshop and stay tuned for a follow-up for your kids!

Amber Stevenson and Jaime Laboy are Behavioral Health Case Manager’s with the Intensive Family Consultation Program from the Division’s Prevention and Behavioral Health Services. They are certified Johnny’s Ambassador’s, providing substance prevention presentations to middle and high school students across Delaware, and are committed to serving youth and families. They enjoy every opportunity to educate youth and adults on this very important topic.
📩 RSVP today by emailing [email protected].

08/17/2026

It was a weekend of getting the word out about ABCFOC!! Thank you Beachcombers for inviting us to the corvette show and thank you to the board members who came out to volunteer at our info table at the Middletown Peach Festival! 🍑 Our peach pong was a hit!

Our services are free to any parents who have adopted or achieved guardianship in the state of DE. Spreading the word could help a family stay together. Please reach out if you have an event or group we can share our mission.

NEW WORKSHOP!Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersSeptember 15thvia Zoom w/ Special Guest Presenter Barb ClarkT...
08/17/2026

NEW WORKSHOP!
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
September 15th
via Zoom w/ Special Guest Presenter Barb Clark

This session offers a trauma-informed, neurobehavioral approach to understanding FASD. Participants will explore how prenatal exposure impacts the developing brain and how those effects show up in everyday behavior. Through real-life examples and practical tools, we’ll shift the focus from “won’t” to “can’t,” helping caregivers and professionals respond with greater compassion, clarity, and effectiveness. Whether you’re a caregiver, educator, or service provider, this session will equip you to better support individuals with FASD and help them thrive.

Attendees will receive a FREE copy of Barb’s book, Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice & Strategies to Help Your Family to Thrive!

Barb’s training offers real-world strategies that actually work. As the adoptive parent of five adult children, including one with FASD, and having been diagnosed herself with FASD at age 56, Barb brings lived experience and deep insight to her work in her business FASD Mosaic, and brings even greater authenticity to her first book–Raising Kids and Teens with FASD: Advice and Strategies to Help Your Family Thrive.

📩 RSVP today by emailing [email protected].

08/12/2026

Sometimes the best advice comes from those who have lived it. ❤️

Donna shares a little wisdom for families walking their own journey toward permanency. Her message is a beautiful reminder that you don’t have to have all the answers; you just have to find your community.

ABCFOC holds a free monthly support group for parents and teens (including childcare and dinner) because we know peer support is a lifeline for our families. Sharing space with others who actually get it, without judgement, can be the thing that keeps a family together.

ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES!Becoming A Love & Logic ParentSeptember 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, & October 7th, 14thFacilitated by ...
08/12/2026

ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES!
Becoming A Love & Logic Parent
September 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, & October 7th, 14th
Facilitated by Celeste Bishop, Permanency Specialist and Misty Bloomer, Child and Family Specialist with ABCFOC, Adoptive Parent and former Foster Parent

Participants should plan to attend all sessions!

The Love and Logic approach is a method of parenting that allows us to have less stress and better interactions while raising and teaching our children. Love allows children to grow through their mistakes. Logic allows children to live with the consequences of their choices. This six-week course, which comes with a workbook, will provide effective tools to help you teach children to be responsible, and to prepare them for life in the real world. Using Love and Logic methods will help you take back control and develop a better relationship with your child! Participants should plan to attend all sessions.

📩 RSVP today by emailing [email protected].

🍑 We’re excited to be part of this year’s Peach Festival! 🍑Saturday, August 15th8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Middletown, DEStop ...
08/11/2026

🍑 We’re excited to be part of this year’s Peach Festival! 🍑

Saturday, August 15th
8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Middletown, DE

Stop by our table, say hi, and have some fun! Put your skills to the test with a game of Peach Pong and see if you can score some awesome ABC merch! 🍑🏓

We can’t wait to see you there!
https://app.middletownpeachfestival.com/

New Workshop!The Dangerous Truth About Today's Ma*****na: The Harms of Youth Ma*****na UseAugust 18th @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 p...
08/11/2026

New Workshop!
The Dangerous Truth About Today's Ma*****na: The Harms of Youth Ma*****na Use
August 18th @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
via Zoom w/ Special Guest Presenters Amber Stevenson & Jaime Laboy

We’ll learn about the potency of today’s “new” ma*****na, adolescent brain development, and the impact of THC use on adolescents. We will explore the risks of mental illness, psychosis, and su***de, how to spot warning signs, and what parents can do to prevent teen use. This workshop is specifically designed for parents. We are working with Amber and Jamie on the possibility of a presentation for our kids later in 2026! Register for this workshop and stay tuned for a follow-up for your kids!

Amber Stevenson and Jaime Laboy are Behavioral Health Case Manager’s with the Intensive Family Consultation Program from the Division’s Prevention and Behavioral Health Services. They are certified Johnny’s Ambassador’s, providing substance prevention presentations to middle and high school students across Delaware, and are committed to serving youth and families. They enjoy every opportunity to educate youth and adults on this very important topic.
📩 RSVP today by emailing [email protected].

Address

1307 Philadelphia Pike
Wilmington, DE
19809

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+13027467265

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