6,125 CHILDREN
are in foster care in Virginia waiting for a safe, stable, and caring home. Your empty chair today can become a place of belonging tomorrow.
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This National Adoption Month (November), you can transform young lives by helping them take one step closer to permanency, either through reunification or adoption. Many children in foster care live in group homes or residential facilities. By opening your home and becoming a foster parent, you allow a child to feel a sense of normalcy and create lasting relationships during a difficult time in their life.
Every child deserves a place to belong, and you can help create that future.
Make Room for Hope. Start a Conversation.
Share your interest in fostering with HopeTree. You can ask questions, learn about the process, and explore how your home could become a place of belonging.
Your information will be used to respond to your inquiry.
Create a Place of Belonging
Your care can help a child find safety, stability, and permanency. This National Adoption Month, you can foster, support a family, or help someone else discover their path to fostering.
Foster
Open your home to a child who needs safety and stability. With HopeTree's training and guidance, you can support a young person as they move toward reunification or another permanent family connection.
Support
You can encourage a foster family in your community by preparing a meal, offering practical help, or asking about approved opportunities to babysit or mentor. HopeTree also offers foster families 24/7 support.
Amplify the Need
Start a conversation about foster care, share the Make Room for Hope message, and help people understand the role foster families play in a child's life. Your voice can encourage someone to learn more.