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Have You Ever Thought of Becoming a Foster Parent?

YOU can make a difference in the life of a child...right here in our community!

By Katharine McLeod, Foster Parent Recruitment Coordinator, Embrace Treatment Foster Care January 25, 2018

Our foster care system relies heavily on people just like you making the extraordinary decision to open their homes to children in their community. With so many local children entering the foster care system each and every day, there is an urgent need for more individuals to provide safe and secure homes for these children. In the city of Winchester alone, the number of children entering the foster system is five times higher than the state average. Therefore, our local community needs more help than ever to find everyday individuals willing to do extraordinary things.

At Embrace Treatment Foster Care, we are here to help local families succeed as foster parents. Our local office, which serves Frederick, Clarke, Warren, and Shenandoah counties, in addition to the city of Winchester, is ready to help you start the process of becoming a foster parent TODAY.  When you join the Embrace team, you are never alone. We offer one-on-one training and support in addition to our group training classes, and a 24/7 on-call support for our certified foster families.

We at Embrace TFC are committed to finding more foster families, but we need your help!  Whether you want to become a foster parent today or in the future, there are ways that you can help children in the foster system immediately. You can help by reaching out to family or friends who you feel would be interested in becoming a foster parent or by talking about the foster system through social media.   If you're on Facebook, you can like our page www.facebook.com/embracetfc to see lots of great messages and content that you can share and you can learn about campaigns we have for members in the community to help children already in care.

Embrace TFC also provides information sessions to schools, churches, and community groups.  By inviting us to share information with your organization, you have the opportunity to directly impact children in the foster system. For more information, you can visit our website https://www.embracetfc.com/locations/winchester.  On behalf of Embrace TFC and the children we serve, thank you for your ongoing consideration and support.