How can I volunteer to help foster kids/families?
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Anonymous
| I thought someone here might have ideas. I think I might like to be a foster parent down the line, and have always felt drawn to help foster kids and foster parents, but I don't have any personal connection to that community. I am 30, single and childless and I have worked as a nanny and Newborn Care Specialist for nearly a decade. I'd love to use some of my knowledge and skills to support these kinds of families. Does anyone know of an organization that might be a good fit? |
Anonymous
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If Howard County isn't your geographic area, reach out to this group still, and see if they can refer you to their counterparts in neighboring counties.
http://voicesforchildren.org/fostering-futures/ |
Anonymous
| CASA |
Anonymous
| I'm in Fairfax County, near Alexandria area |
Anonymous
| CASA! Wonderful program. |
Anonymous
| CASA in Fairfax |
Anonymous
| Become a child advocate? https://www.scanva.org/child-advocacy/ |
Anonymous
| The Comfort Cases mission. |
Anonymous
| ^ Not foster kids, but kids in need of adult support. |
Anonymous
| DCFYI. https://www.dcfyi.org/ |
Anonymous
What a wonderful thing to do, OP! You would be an awesome, dream-come-true Respite Care volunteer (someone who takes the foster child for a day or a weekend on a regular basis to provide an opportunity for the foster parent who needs this support). In your area, Northern Virginia Family Service is a nonprofit that has this program. Look on www.nfs.org and click on Foster Care. |
Anonymous
| Another vote for CASA, if you're willing to commit to a child for at least a year and have at least a couple hours a week to volunteer. |