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Best Christian Workplace Certified 2023

We are pleased to share that CCHO and our family of ministries has received the designation of Best Christian Workplace for the seventh year

Eagle Pass Grand Opening

Encourage Foster Care and Encompass Christian Counseling celebrated the grand opening of our new office location at 2148 Eagle Pass in...

Respite services

Encourage is participating in a new respite care program that offers therapeutic relief and time-limited breaks to families and other...

Prep course update

Encourage is excited to announce that our prep courses to become a licensed foster family is now 24 hours. Due to House Bill 8, the Ohio...

Social workers are essential

Join us in celebrating National Social Work Month: Social Workers are Essential and honoring our social workers at Encourage and our...

The greatest need

We recently shared a news article on the Encourage Facebook page about youth in foster care being housed at the Cuyahoga County...

Blessings found in fostering

President Ronald Reagan issued the first presidential proclamation establishing May as National Foster Care Month in 1988—that’s just one...

You are not alone

As we continue in this challenging time due to the coronavirus, we are incredibly grateful for your prayers and support. We want to be a...

Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month

The month of April is Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month here in Ohio. In 2018, more than 16,000 boys and girls entered foster care...

Yes, You Can FosterToo.com

We rent our home. I am single. We have full-time jobs. We have two dogs. I am divorced. We are retired. We don’t live in Wayne County. We...

Foster care perspective

One of the greatest needs within foster care is homes for teenage youth. Providing them with a stable environment increases their...

In brokenness and beauty

Our Encourage team recently had an opportunity to travel together to the Children’s Alliance for Orphans’ Summit, held this year in...