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Sep 8, 2021
Self-care for caregivers
Today we continue in our blog series based on the book The Connected Parent. We began the series with a focus on attachment styles (our...
Aug 11, 2021
Skills for meaningful attachments
Today, we’re starting a blog series based on the book, The Connected Parent, to give caregivers support as they raise youth who have...
May 3, 2021
What do you know about foster care?
What do you know about foster care? And how do you know what you know? Sometimes we carry preconceived notions that are not as accurate...
Mar 17, 2021
Imperfect parents
We are looking for imperfect parents. Individuals who know they don’t have it altogether and still want to give what they have. Because...
Mar 10, 2021
Prep course update
Encourage is excited to announce that our prep courses to become a licensed foster family is now 24 hours. Due to House Bill 8, the Ohio...
Mar 3, 2021
Collaborative care
With strong leadership in trauma-informed care and a diverse clinical team, Encourage is well positioned to care for the complex needs of...
Feb 24, 2021
Therapeutic supports
Encourage cares deeply about youth with high-level needs and we are equally committed to supporting treatment foster families who open...
Feb 17, 2021
Saying yes to teenagers
Teens from hard places crave safety, acceptance, respect and unconditional love. They desire, and deserve, to be wanted and cherished...
Feb 10, 2021
Higher levels of need
As mentioned in our previous blog post, Encourage is passionate about serving youth with higher levels of need including medical,...
Feb 3, 2021
Treatment foster care
Encourage Foster Care provides trauma-informed training and supportive services to foster and foster-to-adopt families. We specialize in...
Oct 13, 2020
Facebook Live Q&A
UPDATE: We are postponing our Foster Care Q&A session until February, but we are always open and available to take your questions. Send...
Sep 3, 2020
Making art, making progress
The goal for most youth in foster care is reunification with their biological families. While apart from each other, bio parents focus on...
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