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.


Richmond
Our Office is located at:
5014 Monument Ave
Richmond, VA 23230
Office Phone: 757-847-9385
Fax: 540-898-1820
Serving:
Richmond, Richmond City, Henrico , Chesterfield, Midlothian, Hanover, Goochland,
Powhatan and surrounding areas.
For Placement Needs or Client Referrals, please call
757-847-9385 or email Ronnie.Gehring@embraceTFC.com
If you are interested in becoming a Foster Parent, please call 804-293-8629 email Erin.Salum@embraceTFC.com
For emergency placements after hours, call our emergency line: 1-877-900-5874
For billing questions, please call 804-433-3530 or email billing@ncgcare.com.
Meet the Staff
Ronnie Gehring
Site Director
I have been with Embrace since October 2016. I received my Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Eastern Kentucky University in 1997 and my Master's degree in Social Work from the University of South Carolina (Go Gamecocks!) in 2000. I have spent the last 17 years working with children who have been victims of child abuse and neglect. I spent 5 years as the Program Director for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program in Portsmouth, Va. I have spent the last 10 years at another private TFC agency in the Hampton Roads area, first as a foster parent trainer and home study writer, and the last 6 years as a supervisor of the program, focusing primarily on the recruitment, training, and retention of foster parents. My wife and I live in Virginia Beach, where I grew up, with our 14-year old son and a 4-year daughter, and so most of our free time is spent with family. I am a huge sports fan, and have season tickets to Old Dominion University's football and basketball team. I am looking forward to this opportunity at Embrace to really build and mold the program and make it the TFC provider of choice for both foster families, and referral sources. I am also active with TFC at the state level, serving on the Board for the Virginia Association of Licensed Child Placing Agencies (VALCPA) and an member of the Board for the Virginia Coalition of Private Provider Associations (VCOPPA), where I chair the Child Placing Special Interest Group.
Erin Salum
Recruitment Coordinator
I am the Foster Parent Recruitment Coordinator serving the Richmond area. I am originally from Southern Florida and have a Bachelor's degree in Intercultural Communications from Florida Atlantic University. In my spare time, I enjoy exercising, traveling, visiting the James River with my dog as well as spending time with my friends and family. I am very excited to work Embrace TFC to make an impact in the RVA community.