Support aVillage
Keep it free for the churches that can't pay
aVillage keeps practical help flowing to foster, adoptive and kinship families — and stays free for the small churches that could never afford software. Supporting it is what makes that second part true.
Giving happens inside the app, so you'll be asked to sign in first — that's how a receipt reaches you and how a recurring gift stays cancellable.
Where a gift goes
Supporting aVillage keeps the platform running and sponsors churches that can't contribute — the ones serving families in the places with the fewest resources. Under 150 average attendance a church is free automatically, and beyond that any church can ask for a reduced or sponsored account. Gifts are what make saying yes to those requests sustainable.
It is not a gift to any particular church. If you want to support a specific church's foster-care ministry instead, give to that church directly in the app: those gifts go to the church's own payment account, never through ours.
Before you give, plainly
Not tax-deductible
aVillage is operated by aVillage Group, Inc., which is not a tax-exempt charity. A gift to aVillage is not tax-deductible as a charitable donation.
It unlocks nothing
Giving is entirely optional and buys no feature, tier or badge — for you or for any church.
Fees are shown, not hidden
Card processing fees apply and appear as their own line before you confirm. Gifts to aVillage carry no platform fee.
Cancel any time
Payments are processed by Stripe. A recurring gift continues until you cancel it, and you can cancel whenever you like.
Other ways to help
Money is not the most useful thing you have
- Bring aVillage to your church. The most useful thing anyone can do. Get on the list.
- Serve a family near you. If your church is already in aVillage, ask a leader for the join code and pick up one need this week.
- Tell a ministry leader. Most churches that want to wrap around foster families are stuck on the coordination, not the willingness.