Seen. Known. Loved.

Family First supports foster, adoptive, and vulnerable families through our Care Community and provides Comfort Bags to children in foster care facing their first day in court. Through practical help, encouragement, and prayer, we help families feel seen, known, and loved. We’re a ministry of Greensburg Alliance Church, serving Westmoreland County.

Upcoming event

Stand Together: Westmoreland County

Saturday, November 7

Comfort Bag for older kids: a teddy bear, princess coloring book, colored pencils, sketchbook, and water bottle
Baby Comfort Bag: a plush doll, Goodnight Moon board book, sippy cup, and teether
Early elementary Comfort Bag: Dr. Seuss coloring book, crayons, a doll, a plush alligator, and a water bottle
Teenager Comfort Bag: a squishy reindeer plush, sketchbook, activity book, colored pencils, and water bottle
Preschool Comfort Bag: Goldilocks book, Sesame Street alphabet book, crayons, a doll, and a plush elephant
Tables of Comfort Bag supplies sorted by age, with tote bags and a packing list

Our mission

We are called to serve individuals and families who are impacted by foster care in Westmoreland County, ensuring they feel seen, known, and loved.

“He sets the lonely in families.”

Psalm 68:6

Two ways we care.

Families need people around them, and kids need something of their own. Family First does both.

For families

Care Community

Foster, adoptive, and vulnerable families don’t have to do it alone. A Care Community surrounds your family with people who show up.

  • Practical and relational support, tailored to each family’s needs
  • Meals, childcare or transportation when possible, encouragement, prayer, and a listening ear
  • Open to families who need support and people who want to help

For kids in foster care

Comfort Bags

A first day in court is a lot for a child. A Comfort Bag gives them new, age-appropriate things to hold onto, and it’s theirs to keep.

  • Packed by age, with new items only
  • Books, activities, and something soft
  • A simple reminder that someone cares

Three ways to help.

Give an afternoon, fill a bag, or fund the work. Every kind of help is useful.

Tables of Comfort Bag supplies sorted by age, with tote bags and a packing list

Give your time

Join a Care Community, pack bags, or help at an event with your family, church, or team.

Fill a bag

Shop the current wishlist so every item matches what kids need right now.

Fund the mission

Give securely through Greensburg Alliance Church and choose the Family First fund.

Questions, answered.

Don’t see yours? Send the team a note.

Foster, adoptive, and vulnerable families, youth aging out of foster care, and children in foster care facing their first day in court, all in Westmoreland County.

A group of people who surround a family with support. This is done in a variety of ways: through meals, rides, encouragement, and prayer.

Yes. Reach out through the contact page and choose “Support for my family.” A church representative will reach out within a week.

A bag of new, age-appropriate comfort items for a child in foster care facing their first day in court. It’s theirs to keep.

Yes. Churches, businesses, schools, and families can host a collection or pack bags together. Get in touch and we’ll plan it with you.

Gifts are processed by Greensburg Alliance Church. Choose “Family First GAC” as the fund and it goes to this ministry.

One next step can mean a lot.

Join a Care Community, volunteer, shop the wishlist, or give. Pick what fits and we’ll help with the rest.