Teens from hard places crave safety, acceptance, respect and unconditional love. They desire, and deserve, to be wanted and cherished...

Encourage Foster Care provides trauma-informed training and supportive services to foster and foster-to-adopt families. We specialize in...

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

Throughout National Foster Care Month, we’re sharing “Blessings Found in Fostering.” We’ve asked Encourage families and staff to tell us...

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

We receive many inquiries from families who are looking to adopt an infant or a young child. We are so thankful that you are considering...

One of Encourage’s greatest needs is foster homes for teenage foster children. Being a teenager is already hard enough. Imagine not...