
CONNECTING CHILDREN FROM HARD PLACES TO SAFE SPACES.
FOSTERING BRIDGES INCORPORATED
Aim For Parents and Caregivers
To enhance the skills of caregivers who are:​
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Struggling to manage their child’s challenging behaviors at home, school and in the community.​
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Struggling to manage their foster child’s behaviors.​
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Affected by the child welfare system and whose permanency goal is reunification.
Aim For Professional Caregivers​
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Provide knowledge and skills relating to trauma informed care.​
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Enhance the worker- child relationship and/or worker-parent relationship. ​
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Help understand the child’s needs and provide appropriate care. ​
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Help promote job satisfaction, reduce burnout and build team cohesiveness. ​
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Promote mindfulness and self-care while working with families or children affected by trauma or who come from hard places.
Aim For Children​
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Promote placement stability for therapeutic foster children.
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Prevent out of home placement for bio children at risk of being removed from their family of origin.​
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Give children the coping skills to self-regulate and manage their emotions. ​
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Help children to communicate their wants and needs effectively.​
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Enhance children’s social skills and teach cooperation. ​
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Foster a sense of accomplishment, confidence and resilience.

“Behavior is the language of children who have lost their voice”.
– Dr. Karyn Purvis

Our Mission
Fostering Bridges is dedicated to equipping caregivers with the tools necessary to promote resiliency in children from hard places.
Our Vision
Fostering Bridges envisions a world where children from hard places have access to trauma informed caregivers who actively encourage, nurture, and promote lifelong resiliency.
Fostering Bridges is a trauma informed program designed
to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children and youth.
How We Help
Fostering Bridges is dedicated to empowering caregivers with the guidance, tools, and support they need to feel confident on their journey. When caregivers are uncertain about the next step, we help them gain a LEG up, through Learning, Encouragement, and Growth, so they can move forward with clarity and purpose.
The foundation of Fostering Bridges is built on a framework that prioritizes connection, trauma-informed care, and practical strategies designed to strengthen families and restore hope.
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Who We Serve
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Youth and Young Adult ages 4 to 21
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Biological Parents & Foster Parents
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School Teachers & Administrators
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Anyone who cares for or provides services to children that experienced trauma.


