A letter to prospective foster parents
Dear prospective foster parents, As the Director of Operations & Recruitment for Encourage Foster Care, I have the opportunity to connect...
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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...
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...
Aug 20, 2020
On any given day in Ohio
On any given day in Ohio, nearly 16,000 children are being cared for away from their parents. They have been removed from their homes due...
Jul 20, 2020
The greatest need
We recently shared a news article on the Encourage Facebook page about youth in foster care being housed at the Cuyahoga County...
May 17, 2020
Blessing of saying yes
Throughout National Foster Care Month, we’re sharing “Blessings Found in Fostering.” We’ve asked Encourage families and staff to tell us...
May 4, 2020
Now is the time
Throughout National Foster Care Month, we’re sharing “Blessings Found in Fostering.” We’ve asked Encourage families and staff to tell us...
Jul 25, 2019
One common question
So many questions come up when you consider fostering. There’s a lot to ponder as you seek to do what’s best for your family and follow...
Jul 18, 2019
Yes, You Can FosterToo.com
We rent our home. I am single. We have full-time jobs. We have two dogs. I am divorced. We are retired. We don’t live in Wayne County. We...
Apr 11, 2019
Encourage Ministry Focus
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
Apr 4, 2019
Fostering teens
One of Encourage’s greatest needs is foster homes for teenage foster children. Being a teenager is already hard enough. Imagine not...
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