Foster Care Aware

Foster Care Aware

By Tidewater Friends of Foster CareParentingKids & Family
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Foster Care Aware episodes

  • Meet: Bianca Bennett and Brittney Carey of Foster Club

    Meet Bianca Bennett, Former Foster Youth and a Foster Club Young Leader and Brittney Carey, Foster Club's Young Leader Program Manager for an incredible conversation!

    Foster Club’s approach is to engage and empower those who have the most at stake in transforming the foster care system: young people themselves. Foster Club creates and connects young people from foster care with unique tools and programs, and engages young people to transform life for themselves, their peers, and to ultimately improve the child welfare system.

    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

    18 min
  • Fostering with Intercept Health

    Meet Jessica Schwabe a Foster Family Trainer with Intercept Health, a statewide agency that provides foster care services.

    Jessica is passionate about working one-on-one with families to get them approved as foster parents to serve our children and youth!

    In this session, she'll share:

    • What makes Intercept Health unique
    • The requirements to become a foster parent through Intercept Health
    • The unique flexibility with training scheduling Intercept offers
    • The difference between foster care and adoption
    • How Intercept goes above and beyond to support foster families

    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

    14 min
  • Meet a (Bio) Parent: What It's Like to Have a Child in Care

    Meet Sarah, a mother whose child was placed in foster care when she was 16 months old.

    In our conversation Sarah shares:

    • Her journey through the foster care system
    • The mindset that helped her through the process and transforming her life
    • How she built trust with her child’s foster mother
    • Her advice to foster and biological parents

    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
  • Creating Sustainable Change from Hollywood to the Home with Peter Samuelson

    Meet Peter Samuelson, a serial pro-social entrepreneur who has produced two dozen award-winning films and founded five impactful charities who is joining us for a conversation all about Foster Care.

    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

    49 min
  • Heart Work and Hard Work: A Real Conversation About Fostering

    Meet LaCora Harris, a passionate social worker and TFFC advisory board member.

    LaCora has spent many years working with youth and families (both bio and foster) to identify how to better the experience for all, lessen the impact of trauma, and establish permanency for youth in the foster care system.

    In this conversation, we'll talk about the Heart Work and Hard Work that the whole foster care team puts in.

    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

    18 min
  • Meet a (Foster) Mom: Working Full-Time and the Foster-to-Adopt Journey

    Meet Tracy Keller, CEO of Girl Scouts of Coastal Virginia, TFFC Board member, and foster and adoptive parent.

    In this conversation, we'll chat about:

    • Tracy’s journey to fostering
    • What it was like to work full time and foster
    • The importance of having the support of other foster parents
    • Building relationships with the children’s biological families
    • How training helps you support kids with trauma
    • Saying goodbye to children you’ve grown to love

    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

    17 min
  • Building Relationships Between Foster and Biological Families with Margie Hunt

    Meet Margie Hunt of Casey Family Programs.

    In this conversation, we'll talk all about how the relationship between foster parent and biological parents can transform the foster care experience for a child and the simple steps you can take to start building the bridge.

    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

    29 min
  • The Barry Robinson Center

    We’re so excited to introduce you to Ashley Jackson and Kabria Hughes from The Barry Robinson Center.

    In this conversation we will discuss:

    • Therapeutic foster care
    • The history of the Barry Robinson Center and the services they offer
    • The age range for foster parents at BRC
    • What makes BRC different
    • Why foster with BRC?

    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

    16 min
  • Attachment Parenting with Mary McGowan

    Meet Mary McGowan, Executive Director of ATTACh, an organization that equips communities with the tools to create healthy attachments and support healing trauma.

    During this conversation we'll chat about attachment focused parenting and how it works to calm our children and youth AND build trust as well as how important it is for Foster Parents to be supported.

    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
  • All About Kinship Care with Kathy Dial

    Meet Kathy Dial, Founder and Director of Kids, Kin 'N Caregivers!

    In this conversation we'll chat all about kinship care, the unique challenges kinship parent's face, and the amazing support available to them through Kids, Kin 'N Caregivers.

    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

    15 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.