We advocate for children who have suffered trauma by creating awareness of the crisis and educating potential foster families on how to get started.
We champion foster families. We empower them at each step of their foster journey by providing the training, resources and tools needed to care for a child who has suffered abuse and neglect.
Community is an essential part of walking this road. We build connection into everything we do, so you will always have people walking alongside you.
Are you ready to learn more? Attend one of our informational meetings to learn why children come into foster care, how a foster parent can help children heal, and the process for becoming licensed. Don’t worry, you’re not committing to foster a child. The meeting is about learning more alongside other people who are in the exact same place you are—the very beginning.
Learn MoreWe approach foster care from a biblical perspective, as a calling of God for His people. Since the Word of God is our foundation for this work, we incorporate it here at the very beginning of your discerning process.
We know you have questions about foster care, so we provide an opportunity for you to hear directly from foster families who are walking it out. From there, we share the information you need to determine your next steps—including answers to questions you may not even know to ask.
We understand the complexities of foster care—you need a clear roadmap of what it will look like if you choose to step forward. We outline your next steps and share who will be at your side to help as you take each one. When you are ready, we will connect you with your local licensing agency.
We are here to help you every step of the way, because we know that well-equipped foster families are more successful. We will help you understand the training, resources and tools we provide that empower you to not just welcome a child into your home, but also help them begin to heal.
We understand the daily challenges that foster families face in caring for children who have experienced trauma. Once a month, join fellow foster families and the Child Bridge team for trauma training, including simple and practical takeaways you can apply in your home to keep your family healthy and help a child heal.
Learn MoreWe help you develop a skill set that is relevant to the situations foster families are faced with every day. We equip families with a framework of principles that help you connect with, empower and correct a child in your care.
It’s one thing to understand that trauma affects the brain, but it’s another to know what to do about it. We show what it means to actually live out trauma-informed parenting principles in the realities of everyday life.
We know that life as a foster parent is full (to put it mildly). While theory is important, what foster families really want are practical takeaways that can immediately begin to improve the dynamics of their home. We give busy parents simple, practical parenting strategies to apply that same day.
Foster care can be hard, and there will be moments or days when you feel like you’re in over your head. That’s normal, and it’s why community is such an essential part of the process. We build connection into everything we do, leading small groups for facilitated, outcome-driven discussion. No matter where you are in your journey, we will connect you with the support you need. We also create space for you to share your experiences to help others, creating deeper relationships and a system of support.
Learn MoreWe know that some topics take longer to digest than a single training. Journey Groups provide parents with the opportunity to walk alongside others as you work to implement new parenting strategies in your home. It’s not “one and done,” it’s “practice makes perfect.”
Foster care can be isolating by nature. You need connection with others who get it — parents who are walking the same road, who understand the challenges you face and who are seeking to grow in similar ways.
We understand that families don’t need a textbook response for how to manage behavior. They need real examples of real people walking through real situations. We always situate our content within real-life examples to help you see what it looks like when lived out.
There are incredible people—just like you— who have been called to step into the hard and watch beauty unfold as they care for hurting kids. But we understand that in today’s busy world, it can be difficult to actually find them. Family Events are casual but intentional gatherings designed to help you meet other amazing souls who walk this same road you do.
Sometimes you feel like no one gets it. That’s why we want you to see how many people actually do. There are other people bravely, beautifully walking the same road you are. There are other people hoping someone like you will show up to be present to walk the journey alongside.
Sometimes we get so focused on appointments and court dates, meal prep and laundry mounds that we forget what it means to do things simply because they’re fun. Your family is meant to have fun! We’re designed to live in community, for laughter, for story sharing, sunshine and pause.
It’s one thing to have all the knowledge, but knowledge doesn’t make life sweet — relationships do. Family Events create a space for families to come together and simply live life. It’s a space for people of all ages to connect, whether over a barbeque, a cornhole tournament, or an afternoon at the park. It’s as simple as that.
We use Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)®, which is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. It uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. TBRI® is applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes, foster and adoptive homes, churches and schools.
We use Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)®, which is a therapeutic model that trains caregivers to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. It uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. TBRI® is applied in orphanages, courts, residential treatment facilities, group homes, foster and adoptive homes, churches and schools.