We exist to support and encourage foster, adoptive, and kinship families in Central PA while mobilizing and equipping the community and local church so that children have a safe, loving, forever home in which to dwell.

About Dwell

Dwell is not a foster agency or an orphanage. The organization was born in 2019 out of a need for continued wrap-around support and a desire to see foster, adoptive, and kinship families thrive for the sake of the children entrusted to their care. The journey of foster care and adoption can be isolating and challenging, but it doesn’t need to be. We bridge that gap by providing five essential support programs to make these transitions easier and more compassionate for vulnerable children and their caregivers.

At Dwell, we believe that families who care for vulnerable children deserve to be surrounded with support - not left to navigate the journey alone. We walk alongside foster, adoptive, and kinship families so caregivers have the capacity to love well on the children in their care. The reality is: 50% of foster families stop fostering within their first year. Not because they don’t care - but because it’s challenging, and too often, they feel isolated, overwhelmed, and alone. When foster families are surrounded with community, encouragement, and practical help, they are more likely to stay the course, and children experience more stability, healing, and love. We create a village around those who say “yes” to the most vulnerable.