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We’re so grateful you’re partnering with us to share about this gathering. Since 2004, CAFO has brought together foster and adoptive parents, orphan advocates, students, pastors, and leaders from every US state and more than 50 nations — people willing to leave logos and egos at the door so we can encourage and equip one another to faithfully care for vulnerable children and families.

As we look toward CAFO2026, we’re leaning into a simple but meaningful question: what we might need to be let go of so that what matters most can grow? Thank you for helping extend that invitation to your community.

The words, phrases, photos and details below are here to make it easy for you to share the CAFO2026 Summit with your network. Please feel free to shape the wording in a way that fits your audience, while keeping the key information intact.

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dates session formats location

host church website

official hashtag speakers include musicians & worship

Wednesday, September 23–Friday, September 25 (Collaborate & Sim Lab start Tuesday, September 22)

Pre-Summit Intensives, Plenary Sessions, Meet-Ups, Instructional Workshops, Exhibit Hall, Coaching Tables, Better Together Workshops, Worship and more

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

First Baptist Church Atlanta 4400 N Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338

cafo2026.org

#CAFO2026, #CAFOSummit, #less

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NEW! bonus sessions

Kick start your Summit experience with a special add-on workshop focused on key topics and innovative ideas for the CAFO community.

better together workshops

Unique spaces at CAFO2026 for groups of like-minded passionate people to explore, plan, problem-solve and dream … together.

coaching tables

Get your questions answered in small groups and one-on-one settings with experienced ministry leaders.

meet ups

Opportunities for adult adoptees, child welfare professionals, global networks, bridge organizations, advocates and more to connect with one another.

soul care

Guidance and instruction for teams and individuals, including soul care stations to provide personal, quiet reflection time.

100+ workshops

PLUS NEW AND EXPANDED TRACKS

These include Effectively Engaging for Youth in Foster Care, Maximizing the Impact of Your Ministry, Launching & Leading Church-based Ministries, and more.

TRAINING AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR adoptive & foster parents

Opportunities for training and encouragement from others just like you.

about

SUMMIT

CAFO Summit is a global hub of connection, learning and action — convening more than 2,000 Christian leaders, advocates, pastors and parents from every US state and more than 50+ countries each year – to see God’s people care effectively for vulnerable children and families, rooted always in Christian discipleship and the life of the local church.

This year’s event, CAFO2026, will be held September 23-25 at First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to workshops, plenary sessions and worship … CAFO2026 features more than 50 booths and exhibits, a bookstore, a marketplace for global arts and crafts and a host of other connection and learning opportunities — including CEU credits.

This year’s Summit will also feature our annual Global Collaborate and Sim Lab: Transitioning to Family Care Simulation Experience, as well as brand new Bonus Sessions. (More information on Bonus Sessions coming soon!) To

more, visit cafo2026.org

CAFO

The Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) unites more than 300 respected organizations and a global network of churches to inspire and equip Christians to effectively answer God’s call to care for vulnerable children and families. Since 2004, CAFO members have sought to “leave their logos and egos at the door” to join in shared initiatives to grow and guide effective responses for the world’s most vulnerable children, from foster care and adoption to family strengthening and care for vulnerable children worldwide. CAFO is a 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

To learn more, visit cafo.org

the theme

This year, the most important thing you do may be what you don’t do.

Our lives and work can become woefully overgrown — tangled branches winding every which way. But our Father is tender and wise. Every branch that bears fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. Pruning can sometimes feel brutal, yet it is an act of faith and focusing that yields the good fruit we long for both within us and in all we do. It is intentional reallocation of life toward fruitfulness — cutting back what divides and diverts our time, energy and attention.

Less becomes the path to more: a harvest that is fuller, sweeter and more enduring.

Explore the theme on the CAFO blog

social media

We invite you to follow us @cafoalliance on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and use the post copy below as you share about CAFO2026.

General Promo Posts

• This year at CAFO2026, we’re embracing Less: Fewer branches, better fruit. Join thousands of Christian foster care & adoption advocates in Atlanta, Sept. 23–25. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less

• What if doing less could bear more fruit? Join us at CAFO2026 as we pursue fewer branches, better fruit together. September 23–25 in Atlanta. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less

• The main gathering of the year for Christian orphan care leaders is back. CAFO2026 (Atlanta, Sept. 23–25) will help us refocus on what matters most: Less. Fewer branches, Better fruit. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026

“These Are Your People”

• If you care about orphaned and vulnerable children & families, these are your people — and this is your place. Join us for CAFO2026 as we pursue Less. Fewer branches, better fruit. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less

• Whether you’re leading a thriving ministry or just getting started, CAFO2026 will help you focus your efforts for greater impact. Less: Fewer branches, better fruit. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less

• Ministry leaders: What might God do if we pruned back to what matters most? Join us at CAFO2026 (Sept. 23–25, Atlanta) as we pursue better fruit through faithful focus. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026

Foster & Adoptive Parent Focus

• Foster & adoptive parents — CAFO2026 is for you. Come be refreshed, encouraged, and reminded that sometimes less striving leads to better fruit. Sept. 23–25 in Atlanta. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less

• If you’re walking the foster or adoption journey, don’t do it alone. Join us at CAFO2026 as we seek fewer branches, better fruit — together. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026

Personal Invitation (for Speakers/Partners)

• I’ll be at CAFO2026 in Atlanta (Sept. 23–25), and I hope you will too. This year’s theme — Less: Fewer branches, better fruit — is one we all need. Join me: CAFO2026. org #CAFO2026 #Less

• Join me (and thousands of others who care deeply about vulnerable children & families) at CAFO2026. Let’s pursue better fruit through faithful focus. CAFO2026.org #CAFO2026 #Less