Fostering Together

Fostering isn't a one-family job.

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Make a difference for a child in foster care.

It can be overwhelming to know exactly how to help a child in foster care. You may wonder what you can do. We can help you find a way to serve a child in need.

Fostering Together serves children in foster, adoptive, and kinship families.  We create community and support for these children in primarily two ways.  The first is by pairing children in foster care with volunteer mentors to invest in their lives and help support their family.  The second is by providing groups, trainings, and events for foster, adoptive, and kinship parents.  The goal being to better equip them to serve and parent their children and to be reminded that they are not alone.

Everyone can do something.

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Be a Supporting Mentor

  • Serve two times each month.
  • Take children on fun outings.
  • Babysit.
  • Provide transportation. 
  • Help with extracurricular activities.
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Be a Meal Support Volunteer

  • Serve once a month.
  • Sign up as a community group or individual.
  • Provide dinner for a busy foster family. 
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Be a respite Family

  • Serve monthly.
  • Mentor children.
  • Provide overnight care for children 4+ nights at a time.

Sign Up

 

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Be a Foster Family

  • Serve daily.
  • Care for children 24/7. 
  • Welcome children for an undetermined period of time.

Sign Up

 

People like you have been impacted by fostering.

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"Fostering is a true work of heart."

"We couldn’t and wouldn’t be successful on this journey without the prayers, care, and support of our Fostering Together team. So thankful and forever grateful!"

Make a Difference as a Supporting Mentor
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Make a Difference as a Respite Family
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Make a Difference as a Foster Family
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How Our Model Works
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Have you already jumped in?

If you are already fostering, respiting, or caring for kids in a kinship situation, we’d love to get to know you.

Connect With Us

If you have questions about Fostering Together, contact foster@woodstockcity.org.