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The Triangle's Partnership for Foster & Adoptive Families | We empower foster families and advocate for meaningful change.

11/01/2022

Celebrate National Adoption Month with us at Pump It Up of Raleigh!
🏃🏽‍♂️Sunday, November 13
🏃🏻‍♀️5pm-7pm
🤸🏿Register at our Events page at fosteringfam.org

If you are a family who has adopted or are planning to adopt, bring the kids and meet other adoptive families in the area. Social workers are also welcome to drop in and say hello!

5pm - 6pm Bounce Time!
6pm-7pm Pizza Party

See you soon!! 🎉

09/16/2022

Another great fall event offered by Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary in Chapel Hill! October 16th. RSVP info appears in the flyer.

08/16/2022

2022’s year end Virtual Support Groups have been scheduled! Register on our Events page at fosteringfam.org.

September 20 - Raising a Child with ADHD :: ADHD is one of the most common neurodevelopmental issues adoptive parents face. ADHD is very common in the foster, kinship, and adoption communities. This support group looks at what exactly ADHD is and the different options for treatment. We also provide a list of tips to help parents raise a happy, successful child with ADHD.

👉🏼This series is created by the Creating A Family training and tool kits.
👉🏼Each Support Group session can be counted toward 1.5 training hours in Durham, Wake and Orange counties.

08/10/2022

Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary, an animal rescue non-profit currently being built out on 83 acres of land in Chapel Hill, is holding its first youth programming event for foster children (or children adopted through foster care) on September 10, 2022 from 9-11am. This event is geared towards children elementary school age. See flyer for more information and be sure to RSVP!

05/22/2022

A Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream booth, catered lunch, and grab n’ go snacks for a day at the museum is an awesome Sunday! Thank you and for helping us make this Foster Care Month Celebration so special 💓

03/21/2022

Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma is an 8-session virtual workshop from the Center for Child & Family Health. Click on our newsletter link in our bio to register by April 6th!

03/18/2022

The amazing Center for Child & Family Health is hosting an 8-week trauma workshop for foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers on Weds evenings beginning April 13. Participants will get certificates, which count toward training hours. See below for more info and how to register!

03/02/2022

Virtual Support Meeting March 15th: Managing Expectations

One of the biggest reasons placements fail is because of a mismatch between the parents’ expectations about fostering or adopting and the reality of it. This support group looks at how these unrealistic expectations can interfere with our ability to see and parent the child we actually have. We will take a quiz to determine our child’s actual age vs their physical age. Lastly, we will look at how parents can manage their expectations and what they can do to take care of themselves.

Register on our Events page at fosteringfam.org!

02/10/2022

Reminder ➡️➡️ Virtual Support Group: Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences
We know from extensive research that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect our emotional and physical health in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This support group looks at what we mean by ACEs and how they affect us and our kids.

Sign up on our Events page!

01/25/2022

Our Mentorship Program launches in February - sign up today to become a Mentor or Mentee!

The Fostering Families Mentorship Program matches experienced foster and adoptive parents with other resource parents who may need support. We’ve designed monthly prompts that can help both mentors and mentees quickly hone in on topics that matter with a simple phone call.

Check out our website for more info!

01/24/2022

Virtual Support Group: Overcoming Adverse Childhood Experiences | February 15th
We know from extensive research that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect our emotional and physical health in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This support group looks at what we mean by ACEs and how they affect us and our kids. ➡️➡️Sign up on our Events page!

01/04/2022

Introducing the Fostering Families Mentorship Program!
We're matching experienced foster and adoptive parents with other resource parents who may need support.

We believe that parents connected to community members with experience in the foster and adoptive care system has a multitude of benefits, including increased retention of available foster homes, enhanced child safety and well being, increased stability of placements, and increased successful reunification of families with children in care.

And, yes, we know - foster and adoptive parents are very busy! We’ve designed monthly prompts that can help both mentors and mentees quickly hone in on topics that matter with a simple phone call. Fostering Families will email a prompt reminder to all mentors and mentees at the first of each month. Just click on the link, call your mentor or mentee, and read your month’s prompts to discuss.

Check out our website to become a Mentor or Mentee!

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Durham, NC
27701

Website

http://www.fosteringfam.org/

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