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There are over 5,000 children in Virginia who are looking for a loving, and stable foster home. Embrace TFC is one of many foster care...
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Trainings - PRIDE®
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PRIDE® is a curriculum developed and approved by the Child Welfare League of America.
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Taught to all prospective families.
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24 hours of training, taught over a combination of weeknights and weekends over about a two-week period.
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Contact us to see when PRIDE classes are being taught in an office near you.
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Details about training can be found below.
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Embrace TFC
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
How to Decide if Fostering is Right for Me
Have you been considering becoming a foster parent but are not sure if you are ready? Do you know the eligibility requirements for the...
Embrace TFC
- Feb 7, 2019
- 4 min
How to Understand Your Child's Love Languages
When I was pregnant with my first child about seven years ago, my mother gifted me the book The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary...
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- Feb 1, 2019
- 2 min
Permanency
Permanency, or a permanent living situation, is the ultimate goal for any child in the foster care system. However, permanency looks...
Embrace TFC
- Nov 14, 2018
- 2 min
What Foster to Adopt Looks like in Virginia
When Americans think of adoption, they usually picture international adoptions or infant adoptions here in the US. But a third,...
Embrace TFC
- Oct 9, 2018
- 1 min
Foster Parent Training: PRIDE®
The journey to fostering includes training to help future foster parents have a better understanding of the children coming into their...
Embrace TFC
- Sep 28, 2018
- 2 min
Frequently Asked Questions about Foster Care!
There are over 5,000 children and adolescents in the foster care system in the state of Virginia. All of these children are hoping for a...
Embrace TFC
- Sep 20, 2018
- 2 min
Attachment Theory
By: Dr. Arezoo "Azy" Khanzadeh What is attachment theory and how does it impact children in foster care? According to the theory, a child...
Embrace TFC
- Sep 19, 2018
- 2 min
Teens in Foster Care
High School should be an amazing, unforgettable time for a teenager. Prom, new friends, college applications and graduation are all rites...
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- Aug 29, 2018
- 2 min
We're All In: Promoting Trauma-Informed Care
Continual education and growth is so important to our team at Embrace. Particularly in our field, it is vital to stimulate our minds and...
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- Aug 27, 2018
- 3 min
Comfort Cases: Bringing Dignity & Hope to Youth in Foster Care
Often when a child is removed from their home and enters the foster care system, they are left to carry and transport their belongings in...
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- Aug 23, 2018
- 2 min
Foster Care and School: The Child’s “Best Interest” is Everything
Did you know that when a child is placed in foster care they often have to change schools? The practice of deciding where a child will...
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
Great Expectations
For many young people, college is both a major milestone of adulthood as well as a necessary step forward in their career path. For youth...
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- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
How to Choose an Inclusive Foster Care Agency
Every year, thousands of children are in foster care in Virginia. Every year, amazing people pledge their time, hearts, and homes to...
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- Jun 26, 2018
- 2 min
Understanding the Families First Prevention Services Act
On February 9, 2018, the Families First Prevention Services Act was signed into law by the President as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act...
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- Jun 11, 2018
- 1 min
LGBTQ Children in Foster Care
Foster Care can be a difficult time in a child’s life. While many children in foster care face abuse or neglect, for LGBTQ children, this...
Embrace TFC
- Mar 1, 2018
- 6 min
Tax Issues for Foster Parents
Special Contributor: Adam Knihtila There are many things in this world that we have to do on a regular basis. We have to wake up each...
Embrace TFC
- Nov 17, 2017
- 4 min
What's the Difference Between Foster Care and Adoption
Adoption and Foster Care are both terms used to describe the world of caring for and raising children that are not biological. But while...
Embrace TFC
- Oct 15, 2017
- 3 min
What is Treatment Foster Care, Anyway?
Foster care is already a mystery to most people in America. Unless you have personally fostered a child or know someone who was a foster...
Embrace TFC
- Jul 15, 2017
- 3 min
Kinship Care
Virginia’s Emerging Kinship Pilot Program In April 2010, only 279 out of 6,329 children in foster care in Virginia were placed in a...
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