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See the possibility

Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

Sensory needs

At Encourage, we invest fully in our families and children, and we are committed to supporting our foster parents throughout their entire...

Ministry focus

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...

Fostering teens

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

Perfect love casts out fear

Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

A friend in fostering

Fifty children currently make up our foster care family. Boys. Girls. Preschool to high school and most grades in between. Singers....

Myers-Briggs: Is It Me?

Earlier this month, Encourage welcomed Rebecca Ryder, MA, NCC, LPCC-S, Managing Clinical Supervisor for Encompass East Counseling to...

Life Is Short – Buy The Orange Pants

This blog post was originally published in January 2016. The truth of it remains the same so we are sharing it again to bring you...

Setting up foster parents for success

Encourage’s director, Shawn Pedani, LISW-S, reflects on what makes a foster parent successful. “So, why are you here? What are your...

TBRI in the news

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is an evidenced-based model for parenting traumatized youth. This relational approach to...

Home studies in process

Celebrate with us! Our network of foster parents is growing. There are currently 14 families in the midst of the home study phase of the...

What to expect from foster parent prep courses

Encourage offers foster parent prep courses training multiple times a year. This 24-hour required training is one of the first steps...