Is God calling you to help serve children in need of a loving and caring home? Please join HopeTree Foster Care to learn more about how your family can become a foster family. Give us a call at 276-790-3720 or email JasonM@HopeTreeFS.org for more information.

Families formed through foster care, adoption. and kinship care are invited to attend the Family Camp 2019!

A full weekend of family fun is planned along with a special fathers day celebration. Don't miss out!

Lodging, meals, and supplies are provided. Registration is required and will open in March!

For more information or your interested in volunteering or supporting this camp please contact Oma Reynolds.  omcreynolds@depaulcr.org or 540-381-1848 ext 4017.

In partnership with DePaul Community Services.

The monthly 3rd Sunday afternoon’s Mixer & Discussion Groups for Adults (ages 18 and over) includes lots of valuable information, sharing, and laughter! Please come: It’s FREE and open to the public.

Date: Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017; Nov. 19; Dec.17; Jan. 21, 2018; Feb. 18; March 18, etc.

Location:The Mason Enterprise Center Building, 4031 University Drive, Fairfax VA 22030. [Olde Towne] Entrance doors are on South Street, and parking is in the back.

Times: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

*To enter the locked building on Sunday, call[masked], and we will come and let you in.

Group Leader: Anne S. Roberts, M.A.

There are nearly 900 children in foster care in the Tidewater community that are in need of a home. Attend our information session to learn more about how you can help by becoming a foster parent. Our information session requires no commitment. During our time together we'll provide more details about the children and teens we serve, as well as the extensive training and comprehensive support UMFS provides along the way.

There are nearly 450 children in foster care in our region that are in need of a home. Attend our information session to learn more about how you can help by becoming a foster parent. Our information session requires no commitment. During our time together we’ll provide more details about the children and teens we serve, as well as the extensive training and comprehensive support UMFS provides along the way. 

There are nearly 400 children in foster care in our region that are in need of a home. Attend our information session to learn more about how you can help by becoming a foster parent. Our information session requires no commitment. During our time together we’ll provide more details about the children and teens we serve, as well as the extensive training and comprehensive support UMFS provides along the way.

Deborah Gold, university creative writing professor and author of Counting Down: A Memoir of Foster Parenting and Beyond, will conduct an introductory life-writing workshop, focusing on the experiences of foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers and professionals who raise and work with children and youth in care. Written exploration can help caregivers and professionals process the triumphs, losses and challenging moments involved. While much of the workshop will be interactive, a replicable 'photo album' format and process instructions will enable particpants to 're-teach' the workshop in other settings. Reflective writing as a means of self-care and personal growth will also be discussed. The fee includes a copy of Ms. Gold's book Counting Down to each participant.

While older youth and young adults are welcome to register as participants, no child care is available for younger children.