About Armored Homes Foundation
Children deserve belonging.
And a future to build.
Protect children. Strengthen families. Build futures.
Meet the founder
Christopher Relation
Montana builder.
Founder, Armored Homes Foundation.
I bring extensive hands-on construction experience and success teaching young people and fellow builders. My goal is to help teenagers and young adults discover their abilities while caring for real people in their neighborhoods: those affected by foster care, the justice system, poverty, family separation, and the fatherless.
I plan to be there personally: teaching, building, painting and gardening alongside young men and young women and qualified local adults. Together, we will learn through suitable small exterior repairs, fence and deck fixes, fascia, yard care and gardens for elderly residents and families who welcome our help, free of charge. We plan to share a meal after the day and discuss what we learned. As each group grows, I want local leaders to carry it forward and stay connected as one nationwide team.
Read more about my story
My childhood included foster care, adoption, changes to my identity, group homes and juvenile facilities. I am sharing the historical adoption records below because understanding where I came from helps explain why belonging matters so much to me.
I spent part of my childhood in institutional settings. I remember another boy telling me that his mother had abandoned him, that he had survived on the streets, and that he had spent a long time in a juvenile facility. For the first time, I felt someone understood the loneliness and uncertainty I knew. I also remember Native American youth housed separately from other children. I did not understand the reasons, but those memories left lasting questions about dignity and fairness.
These are my personal recollections, not independently verified institutional findings. I keep the young people’s identities private. Their stories strengthened my determination to build something better: practical education, dependable relationships and places where children know they matter.
For about five years, I have been developing the ideas behind this mission. Building and teaching showed me how confidence can grow when someone has patient guidance and the chance to discover what they can do. I want to turn that experience into responsible community opportunities for the next generation.
One street at a time.
Free neighborhood improvements can become opportunities for confidence, belonging and practical independence. Sponsors would fund tools, materials and operations; children, families and residents would not be charged.
In-person activities remain in development and require qualified supervision, safeguards, insurance and approvals. Children participate voluntarily as age-appropriate learners, never as a replacement workforce.
Explore our plan →Our values
Preserve the human spirit.
Serve with love.
Safety, dignity, responsibility and opportunity guide the work we are preparing. Children’s safety comes first, and support for family relationships must be safe and appropriate for each child.
We are Christ-driven and welcome everyone. I see this as doing God’s work through honest service, care for the Earth and showing up for one another. Spiritual participation is voluntary.
Our guiding philosophy →Shared by Christopher Relation
My adoption records
I recently obtained these 22 historical pages: the adoption decree, the petition and its exhibits, and an affidavit of mailing. They record what was written and decided at the time. My later childhood recollections are my own account.
These are sharing copies. Identifying numbers and other people’s private details have been redacted; the original records are preserved. Tap or click any page to open the full-size image and zoom in.
Order of Adoption Decree
Petition for Adoption and Exhibits
Affidavit of Mailing
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