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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...
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...
May 13, 2020
Noticing each moment
Throughout National Foster Care Month, we’ll be sharing “Blessings Found in Fostering.” We’ve asked Encourage families and staff to tell...
Feb 5, 2019
Setting up foster parents for success
Encourage Director, Jessie Berry, MSSA, LISW-S, reflects on what makes a foster parent successful.
Jan 17, 2019
Home studies in process
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...
Jan 9, 2019
What to Expect from Foster Parent Pre-Service Courses
Encourage offers foster parent pre-service courses training multiple times a year. This 24-hour required training is one of the first steps
Nov 12, 2018
Spouse unity in fostering
At Encourage, we are here to walk alongside individuals, couples and families as they prepare to open their home to a foster child or...
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