Meet John Murray, Founder and CEO of Families First of Virginia.

In this conversation, John will share about who the ideal foster parents for Families First are, how Families First’s training uniquely supports families, and what their current need for foster parents is.

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

Meet BeBe Tran of Catholic Commonwealth Charities for an incredible conversation about:  

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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Meet Cary Love, the Volunteer Coordinator with Norfolk CASA this afternoon. In this conversation, you’ll learn about becoming a CASA, the services CASA provides to help foster youth, and why more volunteers are needed now.

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

Spend your Monday morning getting to know Erin Lindstrom, co-host of Foster Care Aware!

Erin is a coach, strategist and advocate and in this segment, she'll share about:

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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Melvin Roy is a former foster youth and founder of Foster-U at ODU. He also serves as President of an advocacy group called SpeakOut which is helping to change the foster system. Join us for a conversation where Melvin shares his experience in Foster Care and his incredible work in the world.

For more information about Foster-U visit: https://www.fosteruniv.org

For more information about Foster Care Aware, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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This morning we have the pleasure of sitting down with Melissa Corkum, with The Adoption Connection and Lauren Tremper, of Entrusted.

In this conversation Melissa shares practical advice to encourage parents and offers hope with a new definition of success.

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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Meet Shannon McFadden, Resource Families Coordinator with Portsmouth DHS.

In this conversation, we'll discuss the licensing process in Portsmouth and the need for foster parents to help teenagers who need to be placed in loving homes.

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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Meet Karen Opie, Resource Supervisor at NDHS, she shares her extensive knowledge about:

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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In this segment Mary share tips and tools to build trust, heal, and bond with children. You don't wanna miss this!!

Mary McGowan has served as Executive Director of the Association for Training on Trauma and Attachment in Children (ATTACh) since 2011. She has implemented comprehensive trainings for parents and professionals who support kids with attachment difficulties to create harmony and healing in the home.

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

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Meet Lauren and Kevin Tremper, Founders of the Entrusted Network.

In this beautiful conversation, we cover:

For more information, please visit: https://tidewaterffc.org/fcanextsteps/

Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care