Special Parents Confidential Episode 72 Formed Families Forward

Formed Families Forward – SPC Episode 72. Formed Families Forward is a support organization located in Fairfax, Virginia. They help families in Northern Virginia who have adopted, are fostering, or are kinship families for special needs children. They provide supports, counseling, training, and education. Adoptive Families, Foster Families, Kinship Families. Being a parent of a special needs kid is a huge challenge.  But an entirely different situation occurs when you’re the adoptive parents, foster parents, or kinship family of a special needs child. Often, far less information is known about the child until after they’re already in their new home. What are the differences between Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship families? How does Formed Families Forward Help? Support groups like Formed Families Forward exist as a resource for formed families. Focusing on their local communities for a personal connection. As a result, families get a sense of relief to know they’re not alone. Meet Kelly Henderson and Kimberly Harrell In this episode we talk to two people involved with Formed Families Forward. Kelly Henderson, who is the Executive Director, and Kimberly Harrell, who is the Board Chair. They discuss the services FFFVA provides. Also the problems and challenges that adoptive, foster, and kinship families have, and a lot more. It’s great information. You’ll learn that there’s a lot of help available, even if you’re not in the Commonwealth of Virginia. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Organizations that help Adoptive Parents, Foster Parents, and Kinship Families: Formed Families Forward North American Council on Adoptive Children National Foster Parent Association Child Welfare League of America Generations United CENTER FOR PARENT INFORMATION & RESOURCES aka Parent Training Information Center. SHARE THE PODCAST! As always, if you liked this episode, or any episode we’ve done, be sure to share it with all your favorite social media sites. We have buttons for some of the more popular social media avenues like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others on the website page for this episode. Be sure to sign up on our email list to have new episodes sent immediately to your inbox. Also feel free to join our Facebook group where you can comment on episodes and communicate with us more easily.