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Wear Blue for Child Abuse Prevention
Wear Blue Day is a statewide awareness campaign that takes place every April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This year, Ohioans...
Apr 12, 2023


Foster a Teen - The How
Dear prospective foster parents, As the Recruiter and Engagement Specialist for Encourage Foster Care I have the opportunity to connect...
Apr 3, 2023


Foster a Teen - The Why: Parent-to-Parent Pt. 2
Sitting down with Sheila Fostering is a calling that is best understood by those who have become foster parents themselves. Hear from one...
Apr 3, 2023


Foster a Teen - The Why: Parent-to-Parent
Sitting down with Karla Fostering is a calling that is best understood by those who have become foster parents themselves. Hear from one...
Apr 3, 2023


Foster a Teen - The Need
Today over 16,000 precious hearts have been uprooted, forgotten, abused or neglected in Ohio alone. This is approximately how many foster...
Apr 3, 2023


Social Work Breaks Barriers
Encourage is helping celebrate March as Social Work Month with the theme “Social Work Breaks Barriers,” to highlight how social workers...
Mar 20, 2023


Best Christian Workplace Certified 2023
We are pleased to share that CCHO and our family of ministries has received the designation of Best Christian Workplace for the seventh year
Mar 1, 2023


Eagle Pass Grand Opening
Encourage Foster Care and Encompass Christian Counseling celebrated the grand opening of our new office location at 2148 Eagle Pass in...
Feb 16, 2023


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...
May 1, 2022


The time is right for social work
Encourage Foster Care celebrates this year’s Social Work Month in March with the theme “The Time is Right for Social Work” to highlight...
Mar 11, 2022


Curious about being a foster parent?
Curious about being a foster parent? You’re in the right place! Heather Huebner, our recruitment and engagement specialist, would love to...
Oct 21, 2021


Meeting a child’s sensory needs
Our interview series on The Connected Parent closes with the topic of sensory needs. For children from hard places, sensory challenges...
Sep 28, 2021

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