HOPE Foster Care

Columbus and Macon Folks - SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday, January 14th at 6pm, you can practice social distancing AND participate in IMPACT, the state-required training for prospective foster parents, at the same time. So grab your computer or phone, fix yourself a cup of coffee, find a comfy spot on your couch, and join us for this live, interactive training on zoom! Contact Caytlin Merritt at 706-587-8862 or [email protected] or contact Kat Zakar Espey at 478-464-3016 or [email protected] for details on how to join the zoom meeting.

Columbus and Macon- 2020 has been a difficult year for many of us. Children and families are in need of support now more than ever. This new year, consider foster care. Join us on Thursday, January 7th at 6:00pm for a virtual Orientation Meeting and learn how you can become a certified foster parent! Email Caytlin at [email protected] or call 706-587-8862 for information to join our ZOOM meeting.

When your birthday is in December, you get to celebrate ALL month! Happy Birthday sweet girl! We are so thankful for how much love our foster parents pour into the kids they serve!

For our foster parents that are currently going through the reunification process and for those that have just let go. Being a foster parent is not easy, neither is letting go. But we are here to support you throughout your entire journey.

Columbus and Macon - We are starting another eight week virtual IMPACT class, the state-required training for prospective foster parents, on Thursday, October 15 at 6:00pm! So grab your computer or phone, find a comfy spot on your couch, and join us for this live, interactive training on zoom! Contact Caytlin Merritt at 706-587-8862 or [email protected] or contact Kat Zakar Espey at 478-464-3016 or [email protected] for details on how to join the zoom meeting.

Macon and Columbus - Join us for an impromptu virtual Orientation meeting this Wednesday at 6:30pm. If you can't join us, don't worry! We will be hosting another virtual Orientation later this month. Please call Kat at 478-464-3016 or email [email protected] for zoom details.

Columbus and Macon - Join us on Monday, September 21st at 6:00pm for a virtual Orientation Meeting! Find out how you can become a certified foster parent! Email Kat at [email protected] or call 478-464-3016 for information to join our ZOOM meeting.

Substitute your title for ‘mama’...dad, foster mama, foster dad, grandma, auntie, big sister, teacher, big brother, case worker. Whatever your caregiver title is, thank you for being a child’s trusted adult and safe place... ...even though it means being a ‘garbage disposal of unpleasant feelings and emotions...’

Happy First Day of School to our amazing HOPE kids!!

Columbus and Macon - Join us on Monday, August 24th at 6:00pm for a virtual Orientation Meeting! Find out how you can become a certified foster parent! Email Caytlin at [email protected] or call 706-587-8862 for information to join our ZOOM meeting.

Help us spread the word about our upcoming, online Foster Parent Class to be entered in a drawing to win a $25 Starbucks gift card and two amazing books for foster/adoptive parents- The Connected Child and The Connected Parent. Simply like AND share this post to participate!

We talk a lot in foster care about children who have been traumatized and how easily they can experience ‘sensory overload.’ Parents and caregivers can just as easily experience the same overwhelming influx of sensory information. Pause, take a deep breath, and reset. Reach out to your support network, other caregivers, or your HOPE Foster Care team.

Columbus and Macon Folks - SAVE THE DATE! On August 6th at 6pm, you can practice social distancing AND participate in IMPACT, the state-required training for prospective foster parents, at the same time. So grab your computer or phone, fix yourself a cup of coffee, find a comfy spot on your couch, and join us for this live, interactive training on zoom! Contact Caytlin Merritt at 706-587-8862 or [email protected] or contact Kat Zakar Espey at 478-464-3016 or [email protected] for details on how to join the zoom meeting.