So excited about our Gala on Feb 5!

So much fun attending the Foster Care Aware Gala hosted by the Tidewater Friends of Foster Care last night. Thanks for the invite and encouraging our work in Hampton Roads. #fostercare #adoption #everyonecandosomething #servingtogether @tidewaterffc @connectwithawish

This #AlumniMonday we are celebrating two honorees from @tidewaterffc's Foster Care Aware Gala! Congrats to Tracy Keller, Special Honoree, and alum from the Class of 2010 and Melvin Roy, Foster Care Hero, and current Old Dominion University Scholar. Learn more: tidewaterffc.org

Join us virtually this Thursday for our first General Body Meeting! 😁 Details are on the flyer!

Tidewater Friends of Foster Care and Foster-U invites youth and families to join us this weekend for an ODU Men's Basketball Game! To RSVP for some free tickets, please complete this short google form: forms.gle/cprvgKUskmBBQL… We hope to see some of you there!

For Social Worker Appreciation Month, we are dedicating this post to the workers at Norfolk Department of Human Services! We cannot thank you enough for all your dedication, hard work, and care for the foster care system. We appreciate you all day and everyday!

Huge thank you to Erinn Portnoy from CHKD’s Child Advocacy Center for delivering a presentation on Childhood Trauma and the adverse effects it has on the development of youth. Our Champions left the event very informed about the different types of trauma that youth face. #odu

Thank you to Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast for visiting ODU with Foster-U and taking a glimpse into your future. The girls enjoyed their time here on campus and were able to experience college life and envision their futures! #odu

This week, we are honoring the social workers at Chesapeake Department of Human Services for all their hard work. March is Social Worker Appreciation Month, so here is to you! We appreciate your compassion each and every day of the foster care system!

Thank you to NAMI Coastal Virginia for presenting the Say It Out Loud Presentation for our students and opening up a discussion surrounding mental health. Also, thank you to ODU Counseling for sharing with our students the importance of taking care of your mental well-being.

Exciting things are in the works to get the word out about foster care! #fostercareaware

Join Foster-U and Old Dominion University on April 16th as we March for kids in Foster Care! For event details, click the link in the bio! #odu

Join us in our FIRST ever golf open outing on April 29th! Registration is required. Please call our office 757-337-2657 to get more info and complete registration! Authentic Polynesian food will be served...YUM!

ODU senior Melvin Roy founded 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐔 to raise awareness about foster care and support children and families within the system. Thank you to WAVY TV 10 for helping us spread the word about Saturday's March for Our Care event! #odunews #odu bit.ly/3Ke6E0x

With just four days away, we are super excited to have this amazing event to bring awareness to the needs of kids in Foster Care! Please join us this Saturday as we March to become Champions for Children in Foster Care at Old Dominion University! #odu #fostercare #Awareness

Tomorrow, Foster-U will be hosting it’s Foster Care Awareness Walk on Old Dominion University’s campus to become champions for children in foster care! I invite you all to join us! For event details and registration, click here: bit.ly/marchforourcare #awareness #fostercare

Here are more pictures from our Foster Care Awareness Walk from this past weekend! Be sure to check them out! 🤩 #odu #FosterCare

TFFC is looking for volunteers to assist us next month as we are embarking on a few projects! Please check out the opportunities below and sign up here: bit.ly/tffcvolunteer

Join us for an evening of impact! Tidewater Friends of Foster Care invites you to join us for the Foster Care Aware 2023 Gala, with special honoree Lakysha Laing. Click link for tickets. tinyurl.com/TFFCgala2023