Foster Care Aware

Foster Care Aware

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

  • Improving Longterm Health For Foster Youth with Tenisha Jones

    TFFC chats with Tenisha Jones of Optima Health about daily things we can do to improve longterm health outcomes for foster youth. We dig into how to reduce the impact of trauma, improving stability, creating emotional connections, and building trust.

    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

    8 min
  • Meet Former Foster Youth, Lakysha Laing

    Lakysha Laing is a TFFC board member, former foster youth, and incredible human! During her session Lakysha will share:

    • Her story with foster care and adoption (please note this includes some sensitive subject matter including child abuse)
    • Lakysha’s desire to have a peer mentor as a foster youth
    • The complicated feelings around being adopted - the joy and the pain
    • 1 important (and easy!) thing foster parents can do to build a bond with their foster child
    • What, in her opinion, makes a great foster parent

    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
  • Welcome to Foster Care Aware Virtual Summit 2020

    Welcome to the Foster Care Aware Virtual Summit 2020. In these opening remarks, you'll learn what to expect from our programming, get an introduction to the Prospective Parent Program, and meet our hosts for the virtual event, Audra Bullock and Erin Lindstrom.

    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

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.