Our Services
At the time of placement, a Uniting Hope Case Manager will be assigned to the foster child placed in your home. They will be available and attentive to both the foster child's needs and the foster family's needs. They also work with the biological family of the foster child to build bridges for everyone to work together for the best interest of the child.
Our team is made up of women who not only love what they do but are also diligent, intentional and have hearts to serve.
At the very least, your case manager will come to your house one time per month. They are in charge of the overall wellbeing of the child placed with you. They attend every court hearing, celebrate birthdays, manage appointments, and so much more. They do all of that but most often they become a part of your family.
Training
Taking care of children from hard places requires unique and creative strategies. We hope to resource foster parents to care for the children placed with them. Training is one of the ways we do that!
Every foster and respite parent is required to complete 15 hours of continuing education training each calendar year in order for your home to remain in compliance. While there are many requirements for training, Uniting Hope provides opportunities and resources throughout the year to help you complete all the requirements!
Date Night
Your marriage is important to us. We believe that all parents should have the opportunity to have quality time as a couple. Through our agency we provide Date Nights to our foster families. These nights are held at various times and locations, typically at partner church campuses. Parents are encouraged to leave their foster, biological, and/or adopted children for a short break to spend time together.
Foster Dad Support Group
Dads are the best! Uniting Hope hosts quarterly foster dad breakfast events where training and fellowship take place.
We also host specialized events (i.e. breakfasts, axe throwing, etc.) for foster dads to have fun together and connect!
Foster Mom Support Group
Connecting foster moms and providing opportunities for them to have fun together is one of our favorite things! We have support groups for foster moms to come together and build lasting relationships with other women going through similar experiences.
We also plan unique, specialized events through out the year (retreats, dinners, etc.)!
Clothes Closet
Our clothes closet is full of items for foster families and kids. We have children’s clothing, diapers, baby items, furniture, toys, school supplies, and so much more!
Impact Training
IMPACT training is the state required training for all potential foster and respite families.
IMPACT was developed by the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family and Children Services to prepare resource families for the joys and challenges of fostering and adopting. IMPACT addresses the entire service continuum from initial inquiry through completion of the family evaluation.
IMPACT stands for Initial Interest, Mutual Selection, Pre-Service Training, Assessment, Continuing Development and Teamwork. The curriculum helps potential resource families to make an informed decision about their desire to resource parent, to enhance skills for parenting and nurturing children, and to clarify the resource parent’s role in the social service continuum. Uniting Hope helps families get signed up for IMPACT classes in the first stages of licensing their home.
Special Events
Uniting Hope plans and hosts family fun events throughout the year for families to enjoy time together. We host training events for families to get their Continuing Education Credits several times a year as well.
Many of the events we provide are also a great opportunity for foster families to invite the foster children's biological family members to join in on the fun!
