The foster care system only has availability at any given time for 42% of the children who need a home, which shows that there is a critical need for licensed foster families who can support these vulnerable children in need of placement. Fostering Our Future has created a series of training courses for families, community partners, volunteers, and child welfare professionals to address that gap by providing Biblically-informed and family-centered training content.
Our training courses not only provide participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively care and advocate for foster children and the families who support them, but they also help volunteers and biological families explore and meet the needs of their own families and communities. By participating in training with Fostering Our Future, you will be able to make a positive impact on the lives of vulnerable children and contribute to the overall improvement of the foster care system.
Foundations for Strong Families and Supportive Communities aims to equip potential foster parents with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively care and advocate for foster children. Participants will learn about the Florida foster care system, trauma and its effects, how to positively manage behaviors, and how to advocate for the best interests of foster children.
Fostering Our Future Academy (FOFA) is a competency-based professional in-service training program for foster families and child welfare professionals. Monthly in-service modules provide up to 15 training hour sper annum from leading subject matter experts in the community-based child welfare movement. FOFA training hours qualify for annual foster home licensing renewal.
We believe foster family support teams should be trained specifically to assist foster families. That’s why we have structured our volunteer training to reflect the different levels of support volunteer opportunities available, so that no matter what role is chosen, there is training to support and equip them. Volunteer training uses selected topics through our Foundations Pre-License online training.
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Simplifying foster care and supporting families in crisis.