Dear prospective foster parents, As the Recruiter and Engagement Specialist for Encourage Foster Care I have the opportunity to connect...

Sitting down with Sheila Fostering is a calling that is best understood by those who have become foster parents themselves. Hear from one...

Sitting down with Karla Fostering is a calling that is best understood by those who have become foster parents themselves. Hear from one...

Today over 16,000 precious hearts have been uprooted, forgotten, abused or neglected in Ohio alone. This is approximately how many foster...

Teens from hard places crave safety, acceptance, respect and unconditional love. They desire, and deserve, to be wanted and cherished...

Encourage Foster Care provides trauma-informed training and supportive services to foster and foster-to-adopt families. We specialize in...

We recently shared a news article on the Encourage Facebook page about youth in foster care being housed at the Cuyahoga County...

Throughout National Foster Care Month, we’re sharing “Blessings Found in Fostering.” We’ve asked Encourage families and staff to tell us...

One of the greatest needs within foster care is homes for teenage youth. Providing them with a stable environment increases their...

Our ministry focus at Encourage is fostering and foster to adopt. If you are looking to foster or foster to adopt and possibly take siblings

One of Encourage’s greatest needs is foster homes for teenage foster children. Being a teenager is already hard enough. Imagine not...