Vaya Health Partners with Thompson to Announce Expansion of Enhanced Residential Treatment Center
Center to Begin Serving Female Youth in September ASHEVILLE, NC – In partnership with Child & Family Focus, Vaya Health announces that the Enhanced Residential Treatment Center in Matthews, NC will begin serving female adolescents this month. Until September, the treatment center focused its services on males, ages 11-17, in need of residential care and […]
Treatment Foster Care – Oregon a success for Sadie, her parents and foster parents
Sadie is a young teen who finally found her love of learning. She is beginning to enjoy school and feels control over her life – for the first time. Sadie has been in residential care for over two years after being adopted by a family she never met. She was failing classes and not on […]
The Daniels siblings foster care journey
The Daniels siblings range in age from 3 years up to 9 years old, they all love to be outside exploring and playing, or enjoying arts and crafts. The children were removed from their biological parents due to neglect in 2018. Due to the difficulties in finding foster parents able to take a large sibling […]
Why Power Struggles Happen within Foster Homes and How to Address Them – An Interview with Jenn Stout
Many new foster parents note that as they transition youth into their homes, a power struggle dynamic begins to occur. Why does this happen? Foster Care Program Director Jenn Stout offers her thoughts, as well as some ideas on how to address the inevitable power struggles that occur when fostering. In this short interview segment, […]
Avoiding Projection as a First-Time Foster Parent – An Interview with Jenn Stout
What does it mean to “project” as a parent? Learn from Foster Care Program Director Jenn Stout, who explains why first-time foster parents should avoid this behavior when bringing in a youth. In this short interview segment, we sit with Foster Care Program Director Jenn Stout to ask some of the most common questions and […]
Thompson Recognizes National Foster Care Month with TFCO – An Interview with Program Supervisor Julius Mack
An Interview with TFCO Program Supervisor Julius Mack Last year, Thompson added Treatment Care Foster-Oregon (TFCO) to serve North Carolina teens. Learn more about this program from TFCO Program Supervisor Julius Mack by clicking the video below. As Thompson recognizes National Foster Care Month, we highlight the increased need for foster homes in North Carolina, […]