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Virtual Foster Parent Training Now Available

You Can Start the Foster Parent Process During COVID-19

by Omni Family of Services | Apr 10, 2020 | News

There weren’t enough foster parents before coronavirus; the stressors of COVID-19 have only increased the need for loving foster parents. Even in an ordinary economic downturn, there are higher rates of: Domestic violenceAlcohol and drug abuse, and Mental illness Add...
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Consider Fostering a Teenager

by Omni Family of Services | Mar 31, 2020 | News

At Omni, many of the calls we receive are from prospective parents who are interested in fostering or adopting a baby. But what we need most are people who are willing to serve as foster parents for teenagers, especially in rural parts of the states we serve,...
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COVID-19: Omni Community Health’s Response

by Omni Family of Services | Mar 27, 2020 | News

As we continue to monitor developments around the COVID-19 pandemic, Omni Community Health is working closely with state and local agencies, including each state’s departments of mental and physical health, to update our processes accordingly. The health and safety of...
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COVID-19: Omni Visions’ Response

by Omni Family of Services | Mar 26, 2020 | News

As we continue to monitor developments around the COVID-19 pandemic, Omni Visions is working closely with state and local agencies, including each state’s departments of children’s services and departments of health, to update our processes accordingly. The health and...
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How Is Being a Foster Parent Different from Raising Your Own Children?

by Omni Family of Services | Feb 7, 2020 | News

Foster parents who have raised their own children will tell you how valuable it is to have parenting experience before accepting a foster child. After all, there is a lot of crossover, so to speak, when it comes to caring for a foster child vs. a biological child, not...
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How to Become a Foster Parent in North Carolina

by Omni Family of Services | Jan 2, 2020 | News

It’s always a good time to consider becoming a foster parent, as an increasing number of children are in need of foster families. What Does it Mean to Be a Foster Parent? Omni believes that every foster child deserves a home, and that the best way to serve children...
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Questions to Ask When You Receive a Potential Foster Care Placement

by Omni Family of Services | Dec 30, 2019 | News

Foster Placement Calls: Questions to Ask Congratulations on completing the application and licensing requirements for becoming a foster parent! While you’re waiting for your first call about a potential foster placement, it’s a good time to think about questions to...
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How Long Before I Receive My First Foster Care Placement?

by Omni Family of Services | Dec 9, 2019 | News

It’s a frequently asked question: “Now that I’m a licensed foster parent, how long before I receive my first foster care placement?” Much like many of the other commonly asked foster care questions—including How Much Do Foster Parents Get Paid?—there isn’t a simple,...
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National Adoption Month

by Omni Family of Services | Nov 20, 2019 | News

This year National Adoption Day will take place on Saturday, November 23, the highlight of National Adoption Month, which provides an opportunity for organizations like ours to help raise awareness about the number of children in foster care—and the rewards of...
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Foster to Adopt: What Does It Mean?

by Omni Family of Services | Nov 7, 2019 | News

The difference between foster care and adoption is: foster care is meant to be temporary, while adoption is permanent. As we noted in our Foster FAQ, “foster care is the temporary placement of children outside their own homes, [which] occurs because of parenting...
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More Foster Parents Needed in Rural Areas

by Omni Family of Services | Oct 29, 2019 | News

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the number of children served by the foster care and adoption system has increased every year since 2012, up from 635,000 to at least 691,000 today. But the national numbers only tell part of the...
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Why Is the Number of Foster Care Kids on the Rise in TN?

by Omni Family of Services | Oct 16, 2019 | News

Earlier this year, the Commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services (DCS) told the state’s governor that “since 2016, there’s been a 10.3 percent increase in the number of kids in foster care.” Commissioner Jennifer Nichols made the statement in the...
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therapeutic foster care and traditional foster care

Foster Care – Therapeutic vs. Traditional

by Omni Family of Services | Sep 24, 2019 | News

A frequently asked question among prospective foster parents is: What is the difference between therapeutic foster care and traditional foster care? What is Therapeutic Foster Care? In a nutshell, therapeutic foster care (sometimes referred to as treatment foster...
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How to Become a Foster Parent in Kentucky

by Omni Family of Services | Aug 13, 2019 | News

It’s always a good time to consider becoming a foster parent, as an increasing number of children are in need of foster families. Today there are approximately 7,500 children under the age 21 who are living in out-of-home care in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the...
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How Long does it Take to Become a Foster Parent?

by Omni Family of Services | Jun 10, 2019 | News

This is another frequently asked question among prospective foster parents, right along with “How much does a foster parent get paid?” Much like the payment question, there isn’t a simple, straightforward answer. It depends in part on the state in which you are...
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How Much do Foster Parents Get Paid?

by Omni Family of Services | Jun 8, 2019 | News

“How much do foster parents get paid?” It’s a frequently asked question among prospective foster parents. As one might expect, there isn’t a single, straightforward answer. Monthly subsidy rates vary from state to state and the needs of the child in question is...
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Benefits of Being a Foster Parent

by Omni Family of Services | Jun 5, 2019 | News

There are fewer than 4,000 foster families willing to provide homes for foster children in Tennessee—kids who may feel unwanted, unloved, scared, confused, angry or even hopeless. Yet the Tennesseans who are serving as foster parents say the chance to provide foster...
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How to Become a Foster Parent in Tennessee

by Omni Family of Services | Jun 4, 2019 | News

It’s always a good time to consider becoming a foster parent, as thousands of children in Tennessee are in need of foster families. What does it mean to be a foster parent? Being a foster parent means providing a safe and stable home for a child or teen in the custody...
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Media Inquiries

by Omni Family of Services | Feb 20, 2019 | News

If you want to learn more about our organization or speak with an expert on foster care or behavioral health, please contact Jennifer Wigal at (615) 823-5860 ext. 1905 or jwigal@3ls.com.
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Omni Visions’ North Carolina Program Achieves TFTC Certification

by Omni Family of Services | Feb 20, 2015 | News

After an extensive 18-month process, Omni Visions is pleased to share that its North Carolina program has achieved TFTC (Together Facing the Challenge) Certification. Developed by faculty of Duke University’s Services Effectiveness Research Program in the...
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