Heartening to hear our community voice their concern about students' access to devices and Internet during the Durham Public Schools Board mtg. Please donate to the DPS Foundation's digital equity campaign to fill gaps and address short term shortages. bullcityschools.org/digitalequity

WEBINAR💻 Our panel of Black parents and professionals is back on September 22 to continue discussing #racism and its effects on adopted children. Register at ccfhnc.org/resources/webi… #NorthCarolina #adoption #parenting

Now’s the time to serve. Do you have a few minutes and want to help feed #Durham? Sign up for one or more of the many volunteer opportunities at the The Volunteer Center (TNVLC) “Feeding Durham Together” portal. Pack meals, deliver food and much more! Go here: tinyurl.com/feedingdurham

Do you work with #adoptive or #foster families in #NorthCarolina? Let them know about "Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents" coming this fall at CCFH #childhoodtrauma #traumainformed ccfhnc.org/resources/virt…

Fostering Families is excited to announce 6 months of virtual support groups, facilitated by the incredible staff Center for Child & Family Health. First date Jan. 26th, 7:30-9:00PM & the theme is holidays. Counts toward continuing ed credit in Durham & Orange County. Register: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Another training opportunity for foster and adoptive parents through the post adoption support team at the Center for Child & Family Health: duke.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7W…

Lunch w the wonderful A McK. talking Fostering Families and social services. We so appreciate our foster parents and the invaluable work they do daily for our children and families. #fostercare #fosteringfamilies

Have you registered for our Jan. 26th support group? It counts as continuing ed credit in Durham, Orange and Wake Counties!

Carolina Swims Foundation, which provides free swim lessons to foster youth, are back in action with 4 free swim lessons Triangle Aquatic Center. See their website for info and registration link at the bottom of the page: carolinaswimsfoundation.org

Our next monthly support group in collaboration with Center for Child & Family Health is Thur., March 25 from 7:00-8:30pm. Topic is birth family connections. Open to registered foster & adoptive parents. Good for training credit in Durham, Orange & Wake. Register here: duke.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Don’t forget, monthly support group for registered foster & adoptive parents this Thursday!

A reminder for tomorrow’s Foster/Adoptive parent support group!

Kim Grier, Co-Chair of Fostering Families and NC InCK Family Council Member, shared what it means to center the voices of children and families in our recent newsletter. Sign up for our mailing list at bit.ly/3qtEow0 for more updates.

Check out our upcoming Virtual Support Groups at fosteringfam.org! We’re kicking off our series with “Raising Resilient Kids” September 21st 💪🏽🤸‍♀️🏋🏻‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️ Many thanks to @creatingafamily for providing training and tool kits!

Check out our new Mentorship Program and sign up today! fosteringfam.org/mentorship

The amazing Center for Child & Family Health is hosting an 8-week trauma workshop for foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers on Weds evenings beginning April 13. Participants will get certificates, which count toward training hours. See below for more info and how to register!

Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary, an animal rescue non-profit being built on 83 acres of land in #ChapelHill, is holding its 1st youth programming event for elementary aged foster youth (or children adopted through foster care) on 9/10/22. See flyer for more info and to RSVP!

Another great fall event offered by Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary in #ChapelHill! October 16th. RSVP info appears in the flyer.