As Christian families step forward to foster or adopt, we want to ensure our churches are safe and welcoming for all children and young people. Our training equips and resources people in churches to better understand the needs of children who have been adopted or are in foster care, enabling them to become communities of welcome, support and encouragement.

This free training focuses on the following areas:

• To understand why children are in care
• To begin to understand how early life experiences can impact the child or young person, and how the outworking of these can affect behaviour
• To understand how to best support families who foster or adopt
• To begin to explore how the Church can play a significant role in supporting families, so adopted and fostered children and young people can thrive within the church environment

The training is 2.5 hours long and is a mix of theory and practice with plenty of space to consider the implications and next steps for your context. It would be ideal for whole teams to come along together.

For more information contact Clare Walker at clare.walker@homeforgood.org.uk