FHA Church Partner Meetings

Grace Covenant Church Offices

FHA meetings serve as a touch point with FHA and church leaders and an opportunity for leaders to network with each other. We also hear about the latest developments in serving the foster care community. Anyone is welcome to attend.  http://grace360.org/service-times-location/  Go to the Grace Covenant OFFICE Building (not the worship center)

FHA Church Partner Meetings

FHA meetings serve as a touch point with FHA and church leaders and an opportunity for leaders to network with each other. We also hear about the latest developments in […]

FHA Ministry Development

Grace Covenant Church Offices

Learn how to develop a foster and adoption ministry that is trauma-informed.  We'll offer practical steps to identifying your congregation's passion in the foster care/adoption community and how to engage […]

$25

Holiday Hoopla with Marti Smith

Grace Covenant Church Education Builiding 9431 Jollyville Road, Austin, TX

Join us in kicking off our Holiday Hoopla Series! There is a lot of excitement and challenges over the next several weeks with scheduling, new foods, and sensoring experiences.  Expecations can also be challening during holiday season. Marti Smith, OTR,  will give us insight and practical tips to get through all the sensory overload that the holidays […]

Free

Event Series Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn

Spicewood Springs Branch Library Meeting Room 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, Texas

Bring your lunch and learn more about parenting kids from hard places. We will meet in the Spicewood Spring Branch Library meeting room.

A Future and a Hope Conference for Families

Hill Country Bible Church Lakeline 12124 Ranch Rd 620 N, Austin, TX, United States

Explore. Connect. Go Deeper at the AFAH Conference. If you want to care for the foster & adoptive community, explore how you are called to serve at AFAH. If you want community with others, connect to people with similar passions at AFAH. If you want healing for your foster or adoptive child, go deeper in understanding trauma-informed care at AFAH.

$25

Event Series Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn

Spicewood Springs Branch Library Meeting Room 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, Texas

Bring your lunch and learn more about parenting kids from hard places. We will meet in the Spicewood Spring Branch Library meeting room.

Event Series Lunch and Learn

Lunch and Learn

Spicewood Springs Branch Library Meeting Room 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, Texas

Bring your lunch and learn more about parenting kids from hard places. We will meet in the Spicewood Spring Branch Library meeting room.

Babysitter Certification Training

Grace Covenant Church 9431 Jollyville Rd, Austin, TX, United States

Get certified to babysit foster care kids through multiple agencies! Go through a one-day training that is streamlined and efficient.  There will be some paperwork to collect before April 7th, including fingerprinting.  More information and registration will be available Spring 2018.   No childcare available for this event.

$10

Empowered to Connect Conference Simulcast

Hill Country Bible Church Lakeline 12124 Ranch Rd 620 N, Austin, TX, United States

The Empowered to Connect Conference is a two-day event presented by Show Hope and the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. Featuring Trust-Based Relational Intervention® methods developed by Dr. Karyn Purvis and Dr. David Cross from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development, this conference helps bring attachment and connection in families. The simulcast is […]

Connecting With a Child That Does Not Want to Connect with Me

Spicewood Springs Branch Library Meeting Room 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, Texas

If you have a child from a hard place, you know that it can be difficult to gain their trust and connect with them. Since attachment and connection are so important, come to learn strategies that will help you connect with your child and the reasons why they might not be willing to connect with you.

Free

Trauma Competent Caregiver Training Series

Hill Country Bible Church Pflugerville 303 East Pflugerville Parkway, Pflugerville, TX, United States

Join us for a deep dive into understanding how trauma affects the brain, body and belief system of a child and how, as caregivers, do we bring hope and healing to the children we care for. This class is 8 weeks long starting on Wednesday, Sept 26 and meeting every Wednesday through Nov 14. As […]

$50

Introduction to Trauma Informed Care and TBRI

Temple Bible Church 3205 Oakview Drive, Temple, TX, United States

We are joining our friends in Temple, Texas and learning about TBRI and the practical strategies from this model for parenting a child with challenging behaviors. We will be meeting in the Creekside building, which is behind the main building. Please register in the website link below so that we know you are coming!

Free

Characteristics of a Good Foster Parent

Providence Church Offices 611 S Congress Ave #100, Austin, TX, United States

Join us for a panel discussion with former and current foster families on what are the qualities that help foster parents connect with a child and stay in it for the long haul.  Learn from other foster parents what has helped them stick with it and foster well.

Free

Handling the Holidays

Hill Country Bible Church 12124 Ranch Road 620 North, Austin, TX

  Join us for our second yearly discussion on sensory processing. Occupational therapist, Marti Smith, will offer practical solutions as we view the crazies of the holidays through a sensory processing lens. Please register in the link below so we will know you are coming!

$10

Trauma Competent Caregiver- 8 Week Deep Dive Course

Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

*We are now offering this training digitally through a webinar format due to precautions taken in the midst of COVID-19.*   Join us for a deep dive into understanding how trauma affects the brain, body and belief system of a child and how, as caregivers, we can bring hope and healing to the children we […]

$60

Growing Compassion: Helping All Your Children Feel Safe in your Ministry

Fostering Hope Family Center 13300 Pond Springs Road, Austin, TX, United States

*We are now offering this training digitally through a webinar format due to precautions taken in the midst of COVID-19.*   Children's ministry is one of the most important aspects of church for families. There are many different families with different backgrounds and needs that will enter your children's ministry. It is important to understand […]

$15

Parent Coaching: Understanding Regulation for Children from a Hard Place

Webinar

Regulation is a skill learned through attachment and relationship. A child who can't calm themelves down, focus or complete a task can be very frustrating for parents. Understanding what children need in order to learn skills to regulate can help parents be more compassionate towards behaviors. In this session we will look at regulation and […]

Free