Why Your Church is Needed in This Mission

Salvo was born out of crisis. Out of late-night phone calls with strangers who were desperate for help, out of families who had nowhere else to turn, and out of the brutal reality that once the adoption is finalized, many families are left to navigate trauma and mental-health crises completely alone.

I’m Bri Morris, and my own family is one of them.

When my husband Drew and I adopted two siblings from Haiti, we believed we were prepared. We believed we were answering God’s call. What we didn’t know was the depth of trauma our children had endured – abuse, exploitation, violence, and neglect masked under the promise of a “Christian” orphanage. We brought them home believing safety and love would begin the healing process. Instead, we walked into a war we didn’t even know existed.

Reactive Attachment Disorder, developmental trauma, sexualized behaviors, threats of legal consequences, fear, isolation, judgment from those who were supposed to help – this became our daily reality. And through it all, we discovered an even harder truth:

Support after adoption is almost nonexistent.

When the church says, “We must adopt,” they’re right. But there is a second command that has been missing:

“We must stand with those who DO.”

Because what happens when love is not enough?

What happens when trauma rewires a child’s brain to fear connection?
When specialized treatment isn’t covered by insurance or doesn’t exist locally?
When the marriage is falling apart under the weight?
When siblings begin to struggle too?
When the family can no longer be safely under one roof? 
Who do they turn to?

The answer should never be “no one.”

Yet for most families… it is.

Our Mission Statement

Salvo was created to bring awareness to the struggles faced by adoptive families once the child(ren) is/are in the home, to address the financial burden of post-adoptive services on adoptive families, and to provide adoptive families with fundraising opportunities and access to financial assistance.

Why Salvo Exists

Salvo was formed to be a second line of defense – a lifeline – for families living in the reality of severe post-adoption challenges. We walk into the trenches with them, helping them secure:

• Specialized therapists trained in RAD and developmental trauma
  
  
• Support for parents and siblings coping with secondary trauma
  
  
• IEP and school advocacy
  
  
• Safety planning and crisis intervention
  
  
• Out-of-home therapeutic placements when needed
  
  
• Funding to make all of the above possible
  
  

Most of these services are not covered by insurance, leaving families to choose between safety and financial ruin. Salvo steps in so they don’t have to make that choice.

Why We Are Asking YOU to Partner With Us

Churches and businesses already carry the heart to serve vulnerable children. Many have supported adoption for years – financially, emotionally, and prayerfully. But there is a massive gap that only partners like you can help fill:

Post-adoption support.

Adoption doesn’t end when a child comes home.
In fact, for many families, that is when the real battle begins.

Your partnership with Salvo makes it possible to:

1. Keep families together and safe

Trauma-informed therapists, residential treatment, and crisis support save lives and help families remain intact.

2. Provide resources families cannot access alone

Your funding bridges the gap between what families need and what is financially out of reach.

3. Support marriages and strengthen the family unit

When parents have support, guidance, and relief, they can continue loving their child through unimaginable challenges.

4. Help the Church fulfill its full calling

Not just to encourage adoption, but to sustain adoptive families long after the celebration ends.

What Partnership Looks Like

Your church or business can partner with Salvo in several ways:

• Monthly Financial Partnership

Become part of the foundation that allows families to receive immediate, life-saving support. Join our 100x100 movement. 100 churches. $100 a month.

• Sponsoring a Family

Directly fund therapy, respite care, evaluations, or residential treatment for a family in crisis.

• Hosting Awareness & Education Events

Help dismantle misconceptions about adoption, trauma, and mental health. Learn about RAD through training programs and equip caregivers in the church with the necessary skills to provide RAD-specific respite for families. 

• Providing Practical Support

Meal trains, childcare, repairs, transportation—real needs that make real impact.

• Corporate Matching & Community Giving

Multiply generosity by involving staff, customers, or members.

Our Ask

We are boldly asking you to join us.

Not symbolically.
Not someday.

But now - because families are breaking under the weight of trauma today.

Salvo exists because the question we kept asking over and over was:

“THEN WHAT?”

Who supports the families who answer the call to adopt?
Who walks with them when trauma takes over?
Who helps them find healing, hope, and safety?

With your partnership, the answer can finally be:

“We do.”

We are inviting you to take action.
To stand in the gap.
To fight for families who are fighting for their children.
To be the church. To be the community. To be the support they desperately need.

Will you join us in this mission?