Celebrate with us! Our network of foster parents is growing. There are currently 14 families in the midst of the home study phase of the...

Encourage offers foster parent pre-service courses training multiple times a year. This 24-hour required training is one of the first steps

Faith is an integral part of our culture at Encourage. Sometimes the faith component in fostering starts as a gentle nudge. A knock at...

Like many other children, when December comes around our children enjoy carefully writing out “Wish Lists” to send to Santa. They...

People often have a negative perception of children in foster care. Just because these children come from hard places and have...

At Encourage, we are here to walk alongside individuals, couples and families as they prepare to open their home to a foster child or...

Foster families and their unique joys and struggles are often tucked away from mainstream media so we are excited to see this important...