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📹 New Video Alert! 📹 (4/8) Don't miss the next episode of Navigating Foster Care! In this video, we discuss: ❓ The Misconceptions and Myths about Fostering: Uncover the truth and learn how fostering truly works and the positive impact it has on children and families. Not only do we provide clarity on the fostering process, we also help overcome barriers. 🎥 Watch now & if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us! 📧 Email: info@orchardfostering.ie #NavigatingFosterCare #OrchardFostering #FosterCare #MythsAndFacts #FosteringTruths

#6: 5 Ways to Engage the Community." Building an inclusive environment isn't just the responsibility of fostering organizations—it's a community effort. In this segment, we'll explore five ways to actively involve the community in the foster care journey. By connecting with the community, we enrich the lives of children in care and foster a sense of belonging and support. Let's work together to ensure that our children grow up surrounded by care, love, and a nurturing environment. Join us in this ongoing campaign to create a better future for all children in care. #CommunityEngagement #FosteringInclusivity #52WaysToFosterChange

Let's listen to the voices at the center of #FosterCare and reflect on valuable lessons learned from the past 3 years of iFoster's Voice of the Foster Care Community Report, turning insights into action for the betterment of our youth. Read the report here: bit.ly/3Qkuf4L #iAmiFoster #CollectiveImpact #ChildFirst #VOC3

🖇STRATEGIC SATURDAYS🖇 This month I was honored to support the team of Royal Family Kids Anchorage by speaking at their annual fundraising and informational event, Night to Remember. This ministry serves children in foster care with some of the deepest trauma by providing a week in the outdoors surrounded by vetted, highly trained adults to help them have a normal childhood experience. We discussed 20 ways to support the foster care community (and only one of them involved being a foster parent). Why is this being posted under this “Strategic Saturday” series? Because caring shouldn’t be something we do “strategically”. Caring is a lifestyle. Caring is who we strive to be. Caring cannot be falsified (although some will try and some organizations do a good attempt at it). You know what caring looks like deep down. My encouragement today is to always advocate for the care of the least of these in strategic means. Use your abilities to advance those who have no voice. It’s the most fulfilling thing you’ll ever do. Keep Leading Forward, D. #fostercare #leadership #childwelfare #childadvocacy

Are you aware that LVA hosts a Monthly Resource Parent Support Group? Parents are encouraged to attend to share resources, exchange stories, and connect with others in the Foster Care, Kinship Care, and Adoption space. Parents benefit from these community group sessions in many ways, including... 🔹 Self-Expression in a Safe Environment 🔹 Normalization of One's Thoughts and Feelings 🔹 Access to Opportunities for Advocacy and Change 🔹 A Sense of Belonging for Individuals and their Families 🔹 Accountability through Parenting Strategies and Group Exercises 🔹 Access to Useful Information, Parenting Skills, Resources, and much much more... For more information on our Upcoming Parent Support Group, please follow us on our social platforms, and make sure to "Turn On" Notifications. 💭 #LoftusVergariAndAssociates #LVA #Support #ParentSupportGroup #Resources #NEPA

Do you spend your time trying to communicate a compelling vision and mobilizing your community to care for kids and families in US foster care? Join the More Than Enough Vision Starter Guide Clinic on October 30th! Churches, organizations, and advocates rallying around a shared vision where you live can help drive community engagement and collaboration. And a unifying vision of more than enough for children and families can do just that—when it’s tailored to reflect the specific challenges and opportunities facing your community. But just like honing a specialized skill in a sport or playing an instrument, sharing a vision of more than enough where you live takes practice. That’s why CAFO’s More Than Enough initiative is offering the online Vision Starter Guide Clinic! This two-hour, interactive intensive will equip you with the language and skills to communicate a compelling vision of more than enough for children and families. It will also jumpstart your communications with coaching, insights, and examples alongside other leaders like you. Check out how the online Clinic works and what others had to say about it below, and then register at https://lnkd.in/e8WbjDzx

🌟 May is Foster Care Awareness Month! 🌟 Did you know that there's more to foster care than meets the eye? Dive deeper into the reality of fostering with our latest blog post! Discover 6 important truths about foster care and 6 meaningful ways you can support foster parents. Let's spread awareness and support our foster care community together! Check out the blog post here: https://ow.ly/yrot50RIVU3. #FosterCareAwareness #SupportFosterParents #FosterCareMonth 🏡💙

“I love to see people around me doing really well,” Michael writes on our blog. “So, to all the youth out there experiencing foster care: instead of feeling ashamed, think of Treehouse as something that’s going to help you in the future. It’s a tool that’s going to help you become more independent, to help sharpen the tools in your shed so you’re not depending on other things as you get older.” Read more from Michael here: https://lnkd.in/g8CpnYaY #FosterCare #NFCM2024 #LaunchSuccess

Wendy’s Wonderful Kids (Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption) is changing outcomes for youth in the foster care system. Through targeted recruiting efforts, the program has:  - Doubled the Chances of Adoption: Children in the program are twice as likely to find permanent homes.  - Increased Adoptions by 50%: There’s a 50% increase in adoptions for children in foster care the longest.  Learn more:  https://lnkd.in/g75Q_z78

Did you miss our webinar a few weeks ago about our YouthNPower: Transforming Care Collective and our direct cash transfer pilot for youth who aged-out of foster care in NYC? Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/eEqn-QVR and let us know what you think!