Join our community of foster, adoptive and kinship moms in the Mt. Pleasant area that meet monthly that support and encourage each other. Our Mt. Pleasant group is led by Jenn Tosh, the Area Ministry Coordinator at The Fostering Collective.
"Love your neighbor as yourself." This is such a simple command, yet can be hard to follow. What does loving yourself look like? Let's spend this Family Collective working together to understand the importance of self care.
Neisha LeStage MS, CRC, LPC-S, AADC, Division Director of Mental Wellness and Community Education Therapist and Trauma Team Lead at the Andrews Center will lead us to understand the importance of self-care and give us some practical things we can do to take care of US! Bonus, we'll have a drawing for a couple of special goodies to give away.
Our Family Collective is our monthly support group for foster, adoptive and kinship families. Each month, we gather together for pizza, salad, and then break off into sessions pending age/grade. Each session is led by local therapists who are trauma informed and want to support our families.
Contact Christi Sowell at christi@thefosteringcollective.org or 903-253-9144 Ext.101 for more information.
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Protecting our children from addictions, sexualized behaviors and internet safety can be exhausting and scary. The am session of this training is from 9-12 and will focus on the challenges our kids face AND the healing that can take place when we walk with them towards finding self-worth and value. The pm session will focus on cell phone and internet safety with Tim McDonald. We will offer lunch in between.
The Fostering Collective, Restore Family Counseling and Tim McDonald are partnering together to provide this training for families, case workers, counselors, therapists, teachers, and others who work with youth. LPC, LMFT and LCSW approved CEUs are available for an additional $20. In order to receive the CEUs you must stay the entire day. Registration will open at 8:30am.
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Our Dad Collective is a group of foster, adoptive and kinship dads that meet monthly to help support each other as they navigate leading our homes as caregivers of children who have experienced trauma.
Please contact Justin Hayes at justin@thefosteringcollective.org or 903-253-9144 to get connected.
Join other foster, adoptive and kinship moms as we fellowship together.
Dusti Stark leads our Cherokee County Mom Collective. She is a foster and adoptive mom of 8 and an LCSW. She loves to meet with and love on moms walking a similar path. Join her at 7pm at Fostering Bridges 1565 FM 2493 in Bullard.
Join our community of foster, adoptive and kinship moms in the Tyler area that meet on Tuesday evenings once a month to encourage and support each other.
Please contact Gloria Johnson at gloriajohnson915@gmail.com or by calling 903-253-9144 with any questions or to get plugged in.
Our Thursday evening Mom Collective is led by Tiffany Davault, The Trauma Specialist at The Fostering Collective.
Our Thursday evening group meets at 7pm at 201 Winchester Dr in Tyler. Please join our community of foster, adoptive and kinship moms who meet once a month to encourage and support each other.
✅ Contact Tiffany at tiffany@thefosteringcollective.org or 903-253-9144 with any questions and to get connected.
At noon on Fridays once a month, we have a dad support group that meets at Whataburger.
This group is led by Jeff Sowell and Tony Black, 2 adoptive dads who love Jesus and want to walk with you as you lead your homes as caregivers to kids that have been exposed to trauma.
✅ Contact them by calling 903-253-9144 and we will connect you to them.
Foster, adoptive and kinship families in the Mt. Pleasant area, we want to invite you to a Fall Family Fun night from 6-8pm at Trinity Baptist Church. We will have outdoor games, a hayride, & pumpkin decorating. Dinner is included. Community is important and we want you to know you are not alone. We hope you can make time to join us. Please contact Jenn Tosh at jenn@thefosteringcollective.org with any questions.
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This time is specifically for families and sitters to get to know each other. Play is a great connector. Come play games and visit with each other. Our goal is for you to enjoy your time together, and walk away feeling good about using sitters and sitting for families.
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"Love your neighbor as yourself." This is such a simple concept, yet it can be hard to do. What does loving yourself look like? Come be a part of our kinship community at Let's Connect as we talk about practical ways to truly care for ourselves.
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Our Noon Mom Collective in Tyler is led by Laura Miller, our Family Resource Specialist at The Fostering Collective.
Please bring your own lunch and join us at 201 Winchester Dr in Tyler. Our mom collective is a time of encouragement and support for foster, adoptive and kinship moms.
Our Legacy House Mom Collective is for foster, adoptive and kinship moms in the Henderson area that meet at noon at First Baptist Church in Henderson, 207 W Main St. Lunch is provided. Shana Moland and Bonnie Murphy lead this group of caregivers that meet monthly to encourage and support each other.
✅ Contact Shana at shana@thefosteringcollective.org to get connected and with any questions.