HELPING ABUSED & NEGLECTED CHILDREN OF NORTH ALABAMA
Providing service to children and families in a spirit of love and hope,
caring enough to make a difference.
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AGAPE of North Alabama is a 501 (c) 3 organiztion.
Contact Information
Robby Koester
256-859-4481
Agape is a Greek word, meaning "love", an active love that isn't satisfied serving only itself, but instead fulfills its purpose in reaching out and helping others. While AGAPE of North Alabama is a state-licensed agency, it is also a family…a family that reaches out with compassion to help others in need!
Throughout its history, AGAPE has helped literally thousands of children by providing short or long-term foster care and, whenever opportunity presented itself, adoption for needy children.
AGAPE of North Alabama, Inc. a non-profit child-placing agency headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, has been in operation since 1969. During that time, AGAPE has provided the highest level of adoption and foster care services to maternity clients, infants and children, and families in the twenty-two northern counties of the state.
Services AGAPE provides include:
Foster Care
AGAPE is committed to finding homes for children who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and maltreatment. We provide Alabama's foster children with a loving, Christian home where they can experience peace and stability while working toward permanency. Over the years, hundreds of foster parents, working with AGAPE, have provided shelter and care, along with love, stability and security for the children placed in their care. Today, our foster parents continue to be dedicated, trained and supported by full-time foster care professionals who have access to a full range of services.
Adoption
AGAPE has an established adoption program through our work with maternity clients and Alabama's Department of Human Resources. Each year, AGAPE find forever homes for children through private, infant, and state adoptions.
Home Study Services
AGAPE is happy to offer both domestic and international home study services for Alabama adoptive applicants who are utilizing other placement agencies. We are also authorized to conduct home studies for Hague Convention countries through our relationship with Villa Hope International Adoptions in Birmingham, AL.
Maternity Assistance
AGAPE provides assistance for maternity clients wishing to place their child for adoption. We help to match birth families with adoptive families to ensure the best adoption experience possible
Finally, during the past 42 years, AGAPE has also assisted individuals and families through thousands of hours of Christian-based counseling by licensed male and female counselors. From Day One, their goal has been to improve the quality of life for those needing help. This has been as true for the recently-widowed, struggling with grief, as it is for the adoptive family, dealing with an attachment disorder - as true for a teen facing identity problems as it has been for the couple wanting to communicate on a deeper level.
Today - as throughout its history - AGAPE is administered by a full staff of trained professionals who strive for a high degree of excellence.
Tickets and Sponsorship Details
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(details about reception and photos will be mailed with tickets if purchased)
Each table seats 8
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| Sponsorship Levels | Levels Include |
| Underwriter $35,000 |
Up to 4 Head Table Tickets Up to 24 Premium Seats Up to 28 Reception Tickets Up to 7 Photos w/ Huckabee Up to 4 Rooms at Hotel |
| Corporate $20,000 |
Up to 16 Premium Seats Up to 16 Reception Tickets Up to 8 General Adm. Dinner Up to 4 Photos w/ Huckabee Up to 3 Rooms at Hotel |
| Platinum $15,000 |
Up to 8 Premium Seats Up to 8 Reception Tickets Up to 12 General Adm. Dinner Up to 4 Photos w/ Huckabee Up to 2 Rooms at Hotel |
| Diamond $10,000 |
Up to 8 Premium Seats Up to 8 Reception Tickets Up to 8 General Adm. Dinner Up to 2 Photos w/ Huckabee Up to 1 Room at Hotel |
| Gold $5,000 |
Up to 8 Premium Seats Up to 8 Reception Tickets Up to 2 Photo w/ Huckabee |
| Silver $2,500 |
4 Premium Seats 4 Reception Tickets 1 Photo w/ Huckabee |
| Bronze $800 |
2 Premium Seats 2 Reception Tickets |
| General Admission Table $1200 |
8 Dinner Seats |
| General Admission Ticket $150 |
1 Dinner Seat |
* Note: If you are buying multiple General Admission Tickets, click add under GUEST Information to add additional tickets.*
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About the Governor
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is the host of the number one rated weekend hit HUCKABEE on the Fox News Channel and is heard three times daily on ABC Radio Network's Huckabee Report, one of the nation's fastest growing radio programs. An author of six books, his most recent work, Do the Right Thing, spent its first seven weeks of release in the top ten of the New York Times bestseller list.
Spanning a decade (1996-2007), Gov Huckabee served as the 44th Governor of Arkansas and was recognized as a national leader by many leading publications and organizations. Governing Magazine named him as one of its 'Public Officials of the Year' for 2005, Time magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America, and in the same year, Huckabee received the American Association of Retired Person's Impact Award. In 2007, he was presented with the Music for Life Award by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) in recognition of his commitment to music education. He served as the Chairman of the prestigious National Governors Association as well as the Education Commission of the States and the Interstate Oil and Gas Commission.
Huckabee was sworn into the governor's office in July of 1996 and became one of the country's youngest governors. He was later elected to two full terms in 1998 and 2002 attracting the
largest percentage of the vote ever received by a Republican gubernatorial nominee in Arkansas. Prior to his service as governor, he had been elected lieutenant governor in a 1993 special election and was elected to a full four-year term in 1994.
Gov. Huckabee's surprising campaign for the Republican nomination for President in 2008 resulted in a second place finish to Senator John McCain and established a national following for his conservative principles. Upon the conclusion of the race, Huckabee formed HuckPac to assist like-minded Republicans in their quests for public office. Since its formation, HuckPac has amassed an army of volunteers mobilized in all 50 states.
Huckabee's career before politics was spent as a denominational leader and pastor. He became the Arkansas Baptist State Convention's youngest president and led rapidly growing congregations in Pine Bluff and Texarkana. In multiple interviews, he has cited these early experiences as guides to the deep problems facing individuals and families.
The year of 2003 proved a pivotal year in the life of Gov Huckabee. Diagnosed with Type II diabetes, he undertook a nationally recognized effort to improve his weight and ultimately shed 110 pounds. Within two years, he completed four marathons: The 2005 and 2006 Little Rock Marathons, the Marine Corps Marathon and the ING New York City Marathon. As a result of his accomplishments, The Road Runners Club of America named him its 'Southern Region Runner of the Year' and USA Track & Field has named him their 'Athlete of the Week' for the country. As a result of his personal experiences and interactions with thousands of individuals, Huckabee began a national emphasis on healthy and improved lifestyles. During this time, he completed his fourth book, Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork, providing a 12-stop program to manage health through lifestyle change rather than simple diet and exercise.
Huckabee is an avid musician and plays bass guitar in his rock-n-roll band, Capitol Offense. The band has opened for artists such as Willie Nelson and the Charlie Daniels Band, and has played the House of Blues in New Orleans and for two presidential inauguration balls. He and house band, "The Little Rockers," are featured each week in the musical segment of his Fox News Channel program. His hobbies also include hunting and fishing. He was named one of the 25 most influential people for conservation by Outdoor Life magazine and was previously American Sportfishing Association's Man of the Year.
He and wife, Janet, live in Florida. They have three grown children: John Mark, David and Sarah.
