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Mentor or volunteer. Foster or adopt. Become a partner or give financially. Your help is critical to our mission — however you contribute.

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Find support

For families, youth and providers already working with Embrace Families, or caregivers and parents seeking community services, we can help you find the information and resources you need.

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Key resources

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Embrace Families Community Based Care Contract Transition
Aunt Bertha Resource Network
Document Center
Adoptive Parent Handook & Post Adoption Resource Guide
Caregiver Information Guide
Caregiver Portal User Guide
Provider Network Directory
Volunteer Waiver
Youth Services Handbook
Public Health Information Archive

What's new

Apr 01, 2024
Commentary: Celebrating two decades of changing lives
April 1, 2024 In the two decades since the Florida Legislature launched the community-based care model of child welfare, Florida has gone from among the worst to being recognized as one of the best foster care systems in the country. Under the leadership of Embrace Families Community Based Care, impact…

Our impact

34,622
Children served
5,835
Children reunified with their families
3,047
Adoptions facilitated
1,078
New foster homes
Since 2011

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Foster

For children unable to live with their parents due to neglect or abuse, a safe and loving home to “feel normal” again can make all the difference. As a foster parent, you help provide the stability and understanding needed during a scary and traumatic time.
Mentor

Having a reliable adult to turn to for support and guidance is vital to any young person’s success… but especially so for youth in foster care. As a mentor, you have the opportunity to become a positive role model and champion for our kids.
Adopt

Right now, dozens of children in foster care are awaiting a “forever family.” As an adoptive parent, you have the power to provide the unconditional love and support that will change a child’s life forever.