If you feel called to foster care, your home will become a mission field. You will have the opportunity to be used by God as His hands and feet. You will be able to partner with Him in the work of helping children and parents heal from trauma.

A new year brings joy and sorrow for foster families. Joy in the hope of reunification and in the promise of fresh beginnings, but also sorrow—children missing their families, foster parents witnessing that grief, and everyone living with uncertainty about what comes next.

Whether we love them or hate them, New Year’s resolutions can be helpful for every family - and they can be especially helpful for foster families & kids!

Fostering in the Holiday Season: how can we ensure that children in foster care feel loved and comforted during the holidays?

Carolyn, Encourage Foster Parent, shares her journey to foster care and a message to those considering fostering.

Reunification as a foster parent is hard. Let go of what goodbye looks like and be willing to sit in the, "see ya later".

Hear from a foster parent: we sat down and asked a foster mom about fostering with Encourage.

Learn joys and challenges of foster care and recipes of comfort and healing for foster families.

Dear prospective foster parents, we are here to guide and support you.

A positive relationship between foster parents and biological parents has many benefits for all who are involved in the case.

Some of our wonderful foster parents share their "why" and explain their hearts to foster.

On Day 1 of the Pre-Service classes our staff welcomed the new foster families with open arms! Families had the chance to ask questions and