Foster Care Aware

Foster Care Aware

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Foster Care Aware episodes

  • Meet John Murray with Families First of Virginia

    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

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    12 min
  • Meet BeBe Tran with Commonwealth Catholic Charities

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

    • The basics of international foster care and caring for refugee children
    • What Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) does
    • How CCC works with foster parents of all religious backgrounds and looks for open-minded families
    • The basics of the legal process in which youth from other countries enter the US foster system
    • The different ways you can get involved with CCC as a foster parent, tutor, volunteer, respite carer, and more.

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

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    22 min
  • Meet Norfolk CASA with Cary Love

    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

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    12 min
  • Mindful Parenting and The Prospective Parent Program

    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:

    • Mindful parenting strategies
    • Making choices confidently
    • TFFC's Prospective Parent Program

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

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    27 min
  • Meet Melvin Roy, Former Foster Youth + Founder of Foster U

    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/

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    19 min
  • Redefining Successful Parenting with Melissa Corkum

    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/

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    23 min
  • Meet Shannon McFadden of Portsmouth DHS

    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/

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    12 min
  • Meet Karen Opie with Norfolk Dept of Human Services

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

    • The uniques differences between public and private licensing agencies
    • The process of licensing to foster with NDHS
    • Need for foster parents in Norfolk

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

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    19 min
  • Mary McGowan: Strategies to Build Trust, Heal + Bond

    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/

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    27 min
  • Meet Lauren + Kevin Tremper of Entrusted

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

    In this beautiful conversation, we cover:

    • Lauren and Kevin’s road to foster care and adoption
    • The pull on their heart to foster and the fire that kept them away
    • How the Entrusted Network got started
    • The different ways Lauren and Kevin support people who are interested in becoming foster parents
    • The Entrusted Conference and the self-care for foster parents
    • How to learn more about Entrusted

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

    Presented by Tidewater Friends of Foster Care

    In partnership with The Barry Robinson Center
    Hosted by Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom

    20 min

About Foster Care Aware

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Foster Care Aware is a virtual summit and digital community event to educate about fostering, discover techniques to thrive during uncertain times as a parent, and connect with the community that cares about adoptive and foster parenting.