Advocacy

About Child Advocacy

Child advocacy is a critical component in helping vulnerable children in the child welfare system heal from trauma, gain permanency, and ultimately thrive. At Fostering Our Future, we’re committed to helping foster/adoptive families gain access to the information, training and resources they need for the children in their care.

  • Child Welfare Advisory Meetings
  • Support & Training

Child Welfare Advisory Meetings

Each month, Fostering Our Future hosts a virtual all-community meeting that brings together caregivers, community leaders, and child welfare professionals from all areas (CLS, GAL, CM, Agency, and Providers) who are seeking to make a difference for the children in the foster care system. Each monthly meeting last an hour, is survey- and content-driven, and focused on finding solutions through collaboration on a variety of hot-button issues.

With an already stressed system and growing numbers of children routinely coming into care, this is the time to fine-tune our efforts to work together for the best interest of these kids. With a strong focus on the legal front within Florida Statute, Florida Administrative Code, and strong communication among all parties, we seek to find solutions as a community that cares for these kids.

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Training

  • training foundations

    Foundations for Strong Families & Supportive Communities

    27-Hour State-Approved Pre-Service Training via Zoom for families who would like to be licensed foster parents in the state of Florida.
  • advocacy

    A Seat at the Table: Advocacy Training

    a free training event offered twice a year focused on foster and adoptive families' advocacy and legal rights and open to caregivers, case managers, and agencies. These continuing education training hours qualify towards annual foster home licensing renewals.
  • in service training

    Fostering Our Future Academy

    Each month, FOF offers a competency-based, professional in-service training program for foster/adoptive families and child welfare professionals. Training hours qualify for annual foster home licensing renewal.

Foster Family Testimonials

The Christian-based classes with Fostering Our Future offer an enriching experience for individuals interested in becoming foster parents. Having previously fostered for fifteen years as well as co-training traditional MAPP/Pride classes, Fostering Our Future is truly a remarkable approach.

-- The Ludwig Family

We felt so defeated in the mainstream classes and support systems until we found Fostering Our Future, Julie, Bill, and their team. The classes brought real-life situations and principles, tangible advice, and allowed us to work at our pace with weekly gatherings to connect, share, review, ask questions, and have meaningful discussions. 

-- The Griffith Family

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-- Sandra Fae, Pastor
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