Protecting Vulnerable Lives: Child Abuse, Foster Care, and the Vital Role of Child Abuse Prevention Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month is a crucial time to spotlight the intersection of child abuse and foster care, two interconnected issues...
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At Fostering Connections, we provide education programs and enrichment scholarships for youth in grades Pre-K - 12 and their families impacted by foster care, adoption, or trauma to give each youth and their families the opportunities, tools, and resources they need to thrive in life.
Caring for foster families. Creating a better tomorrow.
GET TO KNOW US
Who are we?
Fostering Connections is a nonprofit organization founded in 2019 that provides education programs and enrichment scholarships for youth in grades Pre-K - 12 and their families impacted by foster care, adoption, or trauma to give each youth and their families the opportunities, tools, and resources they need to thrive in life. Aubrie Simpson-Gotham, a local educator, founded our organization to help all foster youth reach their full potential and connect volunteers and community leaders to opportunities to assist foster families in providing stable, loving homes for children in transition.
We strongly believe that all children have unique gifts and talents to share with the world and need to know that they deserve to feel loved and valued by their family and supported by their community. Our volunteer Board of Directors and Advisory Council consists of caring community leaders who are passionate about helping youth in foster care and foster parents make family feel like home. We are a diverse group of professionals. Several of our board members are currently foster parents or have served in that capacity.
What do we do?
We provide educational and enrichment opportunities to children impacted by foster care, adoption, or childhood trauma.
-Educational technology
-Enrichment opportunities
We provide educational programs to help children and young adults impacted by foster care, adoption or childhood trauma plan for their future.
-Career Readiness Academy
We work to make an informed community through support to families impacted by trauma, trauma informed care trainings for the community, and connecting volunteers to opportunities to give support.
-Grands & Caregivers of St. Johns County
-St. Augustine Foster Parent Meet Up
-Trauma Informed Care Training
-Foster Friends Volunteer Program
How can I support
the work of
Fostering
Connections ?
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Become a Foster Friends donor.
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Become a Corporate Sponsor for our annual fundraisers.
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Serve as a Board Member.
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Volunteer at Fostering Connections programs and events.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Career Readiness is a job training program held twice a year for teens in foster care in all five counties we serve. In 2024, we will be adding College Readiness to our Career Readiness program. Click here to find more information.
Teen Talks, which will be held quarterly, are events for Foster/Adoptive teens in grades 6-12 to meet for fellowship, build friendships, and enjoy new experiences. Click here for more information.
Monthly Foster/Adoption Meet Ups- available to all foster/adoption families in the five counties we serve. Click here for more information.
Fostering Connections also offers scholarships and grants for youth in foster/adoptive families to go to summer camp, have an enrichment experience or receive tutoring. Click here to make a request.
NEWS & UPDATES
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