Outpatient therapy helps Mrs. Jones build her self worth

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Mrs. Jones is the mother of five children, loves to crochet, and owns her own business where she sells the items she makes. Mrs. Jones has suffered years of trauma and depression with little to no support or treatment. She experienced neglect as a child and was often left with family and neighbors. She was […]

Why Life Experience Makes for Great Foster Parents – An Interview with Jenn Stout

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Many prospective foster parents question whether a past where they made questionable life decisions may disqualify them from being foster parents, a valid concern. However, as Program Director Jenn Stout mentions, sometimes the best foster parents have a little life experience. Why? Watch to learn more. In this short interview segment, we sit with Foster […]

How Serving Youth and Families with Targeted Treatment is Different from Traditional Foster Care but Equally Effective – An Interview with Team Lead Jessie King

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An Interview with TFCO Team Lead Jessie King Last year, Thompson added the Treatment Care Foster-Oregon (TFCO) to its lineup of programs to serve local North Carolina youth. Learn more about this program model from TFCO Team Lead Jessie King by clicking the video below. Jessie shares thoughts on why the Treatment Foster Care-Oregon program […]

Friends of the Children gives Charles a safe place to open up to his mentor

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Charles lives for baseball. If he isn’t playing baseball, he spends time on his second love, playing music with his rock band. His birth mother was a drug addict and took drugs during her pregnancy. This caused Charles with withdrawal issues as a newborn, and several longer-term psychological difficulties. He was adopted as an infant […]