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Aug 12, 2019
Back to School Tips: Strengthening Conversations
As children get older, it becomes harder to stay informed about what’s happening at school. “How was school today?” is often followed by vague, one word answers that provide little information. Taking small moments to connect individually with your children will show them that you enjoy learning more about them…
Aug 03, 2019
Central Florida Program Helps Foster Teens with Internships
For many Central Florida teens in foster care it can be tough getting the experience you need to go on to college or the workforce, without reliable transportation and family support. The group Embrace Families connects foster teens with paid internships through their Career Builder program, which is funded by…
Jul 25, 2019
Summer internship program sets up foster teens for success
For most teenagers, summer is the time to get a small taste of life beyond school with a summer job or internship. Embrace Families works to give that same opportunity to teenagers in the foster care system. For the second year, the nonprofit foundation is hosting its Career Builder Summer…
Jul 23, 2019
Nominate a Staff Member for the Embrace Families Service Excellence Award!
Embrace families is having our annual staff retreat in September. At our retreat several awards are given to staff, one of them being our Service Excellence Award. This is a special award based on nominations received from our provider network and the families we serve. Has someone from the Embrace…
Jul 18, 2019
Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament
      Join us at the second annual Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament! Proceeds from this event directly support the work of Embrace Families Foundation and Embrace Families Solutions, to protect and serve local children who are victims of, or are at risk of, abuse, neglect and abandonment.    We…
Jul 10, 2019
Central Florida agency looks to get the word out on same-sex couples becoming foster parents
David, or DJ as his family and friends call him, is a quiet and well-behaved teenager. DJ, who is openly gay, loves his pet Chihuahuas, enjoys seeing the drag shows at Hamburger Mary’s and spends his time learning about life from his two dads, Steven and Gerald Wagner-Young. Just your…

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Fore Our Kids Golf Tournament
10/25/2019 | Registration: 7:30am – Shotgun Start: 8:30am
Timacuan Golf & Country Club
550 Timacuan Boulevard
Lake Mary , Florida 32746

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