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Episode 3.B: During Foster Care: Respite with Jack & Nancy Bauman Possible and Likely
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Resources mentioned:* Become a Respite Parent by applying to become a foster parent. Visit one of these resources to take your next step.List of Area’s Foster Care Agencies (https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS995US995&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=APq-WBugxwOUydwd6AL85b7ZzBBz729X4w:1648220321691&q=foster+care+agencies+in+mechanicsburg+pa&rflfq=1&num=10&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYyaSWw-H2AhVJlIkEHUEbB2AQjGp6BAgYEAE&biw=1536&bih=664&dpr=1.25#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:%5B%5B40.5283714,-75.617057%5D,%5B39.918606,-77.138823%5D%5D;tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2)West Shore Free Foster Care Initiative (http://www.westshorefree.org/foster)Foster/Adopt Support Group at Daybreak Church (https://daybreakweb.com/community-ministries/fostadopt-support-group)* Studies show 50% of foster families stop fostering a year in if they don’t have respite or a support team; with a support team or respite care, 90% of families at least make it through two years. (Source: Promise686 (https://www.ccoca.org/-care-community---wrap-around-support.html))* Respite care decreases stress in families, risk of abuse and neglect, marital tensions, depression and aloneness. (Source: ChildWelfare.gov linked report, page 27 (https://archrespite.org/images/docs/Bibliographies/Annotated_Bibliography_Web_2020_FINAL.pdf))Please share the Possible and Likely podcast, review, and subscribe today to help us get the word out about our region’s foster care crisis. Together, we can have more than enough.
Resources mentioned:* Become a Respite Parent by applying to become a foster parent. Visit one of these resources to take your next step.List of Area’s Foster Care Agencies (https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS995US995&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:2&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=APq-WBugxwOUydwd6AL85b7ZzBBz729X4w:1648220321691&q=foster+care+agencies+in+mechanicsburg+pa&rflfq=1&num=10&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYyaSWw-H2AhVJlIkEHUEbB2AQjGp6BAgYEAE&biw=1536&bih=664&dpr=1.25#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:%5B%5B40.5283714,-75.617057%5D,%5B39.918606,-77.138823%5D%5D;tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2)West Shore Free Foster Care Initiative (http://www.westshorefree.org/foster)Foster/Adopt Support Group at Daybreak Church (https://daybreakweb.com/community-ministries/fostadopt-support-group)* Studies show 50% of foster families stop fostering a year in if they don’t have respite or a support team; with a support team or respite care, 90% of families at least make it through two years. (Source: Promise686 (https://www.ccoca.org/-care-community---wrap-around-support.html))* Respite care decreases stress in families, risk of abuse and neglect, marital tensions, depression and aloneness. (Source: ChildWelfare.gov linked report, page 27 (https://archrespite.org/images/docs/Bibliographies/Annotated_Bibliography_Web_2020_FINAL.pdf))Please share the Possible and Likely podcast, review, and subscribe today to help us get the word out about our region’s foster care crisis. Together, we can have more than enough.
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