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by Omni Family of Services | Aug 8, 2020 | News

The last several months have been difficult for all of us. The pandemic and resulting economic downturn along with multiple rounds of severe weather are now compounded by our nation’s ongoing challenges of injustice and inequality. The recent senseless acts of racism,...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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