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...

Today, we’re starting a blog series based on the book, The Connected Parent, to give caregivers support as they raise youth who have...

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...

We are looking for imperfect parents. Individuals who know they don’t have it altogether and still want to give what they have. Because...

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...

With strong leadership in trauma-informed care and a diverse clinical team, Encourage is well positioned to care for the complex needs of...

Encourage cares deeply about youth with high-level needs and we are equally committed to supporting treatment foster families who open...

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

As mentioned in our previous blog post, Encourage is passionate about serving youth with higher levels of need including medical,...

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

UPDATE: We are postponing our Foster Care Q&A session until February, but we are always open and available to take your questions. Send...

The goal for most youth in foster care is reunification with their biological families. While apart from each other, bio parents focus on...