Janet Weninger lives in Chandler with her husband, Jeff, and their three children, Jacob, Christian and Grace. Janet volunteers as the volunteer coordinator for the national non profit Childhelp. She also serves a community ambassador for the non profit Shared Hope International, and recently she served on the Board of Directors for the Starbright Foundation. Janet is an advocate for the prevention of child abuse and exploitation of children. She worked tirelessly with State Lawmakers in 2014 trying to pass legislation that would require schools to provide prevention programs to stop child sexual abuse. Janet worked with the City of Chandler and Mesa Community College to educate teens and the community on the issue of sex trafficking
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The facility was a project that Janet pleaded with Childhelp Founders to make possible after learning that the children had to sleep on the floor of DCS offices for lack of foster homes in Arizona. With little more than faith and trust in God to provide, the 6000 square foot facility was created and ready for children in less than three weeks! The facility has seen more than 3500 children since it opened June 1, 2015. Janet has recruited more than 200 volunteers to help care for the children at the facility, and her efforts in putting it together helped provide 24 twin beds, 5 cribs, 4 toddler beds, 2 playrooms and more! This beautifully decorated safe haven is focused on compassion and love for children in the midst of crisis in State custody.
Janet is now working on a Foster Care initiative at her church that is home to nearly 7,000 members. Janet is building a ministry with the help of a small group at the church that will provide a complete support system for Foster families at the church, while also opening the door to helping the broken families find strength and healing through Christ in order to reconcile children back into their homes once the parents are healed and able to care for the
The facility was a project that Janet pleaded with Childhelp Founders to make possible after learning that the children had to sleep on the floor of DCS offices for lack of foster homes in Arizona. With little more than faith and trust in God to provide, the 6000 square foot facility was created and ready for children in less than three weeks! The facility has seen more than 3500 children since it opened June 1, 2015. Janet has recruited more than 200 volunteers to help care for the children at the facility, and her efforts in putting it together helped provide 24 twin beds, 5 cribs, 4 toddler beds, 2 playrooms and more! This beautifully decorated safe haven is focused on compassion and love for children in the midst of crisis in State custody.
Janet is now working on a Foster Care initiative at her church that is home to nearly 7,000 members. Janet is building a ministry with the help of a small group at the church that will provide a complete support system for Foster families at the church, while also opening the door to helping the broken families find strength and healing through Christ in order to reconcile children back into their homes once the parents are healed and able to care for the