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Events & Trainings

 

Have you felt God may be calling you to foster? 

There is a great need for families to say YES to opening their homes to children in need. If you are looking to foster or foster to adopt, then Encourage Foster Care is a wonderful fit for you. 

Our Pre-Service Courses are 24-hours of trauma-focused training over two weekends that equips you to be licensed foster parents. These are held throughout the year with a focus on Trust-based Relational Intervention (TBRI). 

Encourage also offers FREE online Resource Readiness Classes for all foster parents. With the completion of these trainings, foster parents will receive credit toward the ongoing training hours for their foster care license. If you have any questions about ongoing foster parent trainings, please contact Maria Reina, Intake Specialist & Trainer, at 330.466.2926 or reinam@encouragefostercare.org.

Would you like to learn more or have questions? Contact Heather Huebner, Director of Operations & Recruitment at 330.462.1118 or huebnerh@encouragefostercare.org.

March 2025 Foster Parent Pre-Service

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Dates:

Saturday, March 15 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, March 16 • 1-7pm
Saturday, March 22 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, March 23 • 1-7pm

Location:

The Branch Church

140 W High Ave

New Philadelphia, Oh 44663

Registration required

February 2025 Foster Parent Pre-Service

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Dates:

Saturday, Feb 15 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, Feb 16 • 1-7pm
Saturday, Feb 22 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, Feb 23 • 1-7pm

Location:

Oaks Church

1859 Burbank Rd

Wooster, OH 44691

Registration required

May 2025 Foster Parent Pre-Service

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Dates:

Saturday, May 3 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, May 4 • 1-7pm
Saturday, May 17 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, May 18 • 1-7pm

Location:

Medina Church of the Nazarene

6901 Wooster Pike

Medina, Oh 44256

Registration required

July 2025 Foster Parent Pre-Service

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Dates:

Saturday, July 19 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, July 20 • 1-7pm
Saturday, July 26 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, July 27 • 1-7pm

Location:

LincWay

258 Kurzen RD

Dalton, Ohio 44618

Registration required

October 2025 Foster Parent Pre-Service

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Dates:

Saturday, Oct 4 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, Oct 5 • 1-7pm
Saturday, Oct 11 • 9am-3pm & Sunday, Oct 12 • 1-7pm

Location:

Grace Church

5850 CO RD 77

Millersburg, Oh 44654

Registration required

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