“Fostering Futures” to partner with Improve Norwich Now
NORWICH – After a meeting with Chenango County’s Department of Social Services, Improve Norwich Now (I.N.N) is on track to partner with an organization called Fostering Futures to help foster children and parents throughout the county.
According to Improve Norwich Now Co-Founder Jen Westervelt, the Fostering Futures Program focuses on evidenced-based intervention methods to improve children’s behavior and reduce foster parenting stress.
Westervelt said currently there are approximately 50 to 60 children in foster care throughout Chenango County, and nearly half of those children will face being returned to the department of social services from their new families.
“There are a couple of reasons why it happens,” said Westervelt. “There are economic constraints, people sometimes struggle with parenting children with complicated backgrounds, to name a few.”
She said the Fostering Futures Program could help families deal with stress by giving parents and children a break by doing things like providing a sympathetic ear or a night out.
She added that I.N.N.’s next steps will include training a team to help run the program and gathering interested individuals from the community to take part in the program.
“Many individuals in our community have an interest in fostering youth,” said Westervelt. “The amount of foster families we’re able to help will come down to the amount of mentors who are interested in making a difference.”
Westervelt said so far just under 10 mentors have expressed interest in taking part in the program.
Those who are interested in becoming mentors may reach out to the organization through their website at improvenorwichnow.org/mentoring/ or email improvenorwichnow@gmail.com for more information.
She added that a variety of mentoring positions are available, including positions in job or skill advancement opportunity, housing, financial sense, family support, child care, substance abuse, mental health, and more.
Westervelt said for those who are interested in furthering their own economic education, another free educational seminar will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 20 at Morrisville State College’s Norwich Campus.
She added that the training is called, “Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities," and it uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to alleviate poverty.
According to Improve Norwich Now Co-Founder Jen Westervelt, the Fostering Futures Program focuses on evidenced-based intervention methods to improve children’s behavior and reduce foster parenting stress.
Westervelt said currently there are approximately 50 to 60 children in foster care throughout Chenango County, and nearly half of those children will face being returned to the department of social services from their new families.
“There are a couple of reasons why it happens,” said Westervelt. “There are economic constraints, people sometimes struggle with parenting children with complicated backgrounds, to name a few.”
She said the Fostering Futures Program could help families deal with stress by giving parents and children a break by doing things like providing a sympathetic ear or a night out.
She added that I.N.N.’s next steps will include training a team to help run the program and gathering interested individuals from the community to take part in the program.
“Many individuals in our community have an interest in fostering youth,” said Westervelt. “The amount of foster families we’re able to help will come down to the amount of mentors who are interested in making a difference.”
Westervelt said so far just under 10 mentors have expressed interest in taking part in the program.
Those who are interested in becoming mentors may reach out to the organization through their website at improvenorwichnow.org/mentoring/ or email improvenorwichnow@gmail.com for more information.
She added that a variety of mentoring positions are available, including positions in job or skill advancement opportunity, housing, financial sense, family support, child care, substance abuse, mental health, and more.
Westervelt said for those who are interested in furthering their own economic education, another free educational seminar will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 20 at Morrisville State College’s Norwich Campus.
She added that the training is called, “Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities," and it uses the lens of economic class and provides concrete tools and strategies for a community to alleviate poverty.
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