Foster Care Aware

The opportunity to go to summer camp is about more than just childcare. It's about forming connections with other people and the earth, forming bonds, and enjoying the time and space to be yourself and not just "do work." In this episode, you'll hear about Tidewater Friends of Foster Care's Summer Camp partnerships and how their volunteers make a huge difference and Monique Turner joins us to share about the incredible new camp The Barry Robinson Center is launching this summer.

For more information, go to FosterCareAware.org

Connection, attachment, and community are essential parts of helping children in Foster Care create joyful lives. In this segment, Joy Rios of Connect With a Wish and Mary McGowan of Attach, who both run organizations AND have been foster and adoptive parents, join us for a beautiful conversation about the big and little things we can do as parents, volunteers, and neighbors to help create more connected moments.

For more information, visit FosterCareAware.org

When a child enters Foster Care, more often than not, they're behind in school due to the pressures of their home life. Tidewater Friends of Foster Care created their tutoring program to meet kids where they are and provide them with the support they need to make academic progress. In this episode, meet two of TFFC's tutors, Angelina and Becky, and learn about the importance of tutoring and its incredible effects in and out of the classroom.

For more information, visit Tidewaterffc.org

Entering Foster Care is a traumatic experience for children which can affect how the brain functions. In this episode, John Murray of Families First of Virginia joins us to share insight into what actually happens to the brain during traumatic events and how foster families can actually help the brain heal.

For more information, visit FosterCareAware.org

Hosted by Audra Bullock, members of the foster care community discuss the current state of foster care and the future potential for everyone involved in the community.