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Foster Care Aware – FREE Community Event

May 16, 2025

Foster Care Aware Event 2025

Learn about local foster care and adoption at this FREE community event – this year with a carnival theme!

Foster Care Aware is an annual event designed to shine a light on foster care and provide opportunities to learn more about fostering, adopting from foster care, and/or supporting foster children in our community.

When: Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10am – 3:30pm

Where: ODU – KAUFMAN MALL, Norfolk VA

Description: Not only are we learning about how to advocate for youth in the foster care system, we’re also going to have a lot of fun!

Fostering is about families helping families, and while the media may tell you all kinds of things about everyone involved in the system, the truth is that foster kids are kids, and they need time and space to play. So this year we are having a full mini-carnival!

  • 10am: Childcare & Outdoor Carnival Open!
  • 10am – 3pm: Enjoy the following: Bounce house | Obstacle Course | Petting Zoo | Face Painting | Carnival Games | Balloon twisting | And more!
  • 3pm: Mini Carnival Closes
  • 3:30pm: Childcare Room Closes

There will be workshops and activities for all to learn about foster care and adoption. The entire event is FREE, open to the public and family-friendly. There will be sections focusing on topics designed for:

  • Families of Origin
  • Current Foster Families
  • Adoptive Parents
  • Advocate & Prospective Foster Parent
  • Teens

More Information & Registration (reserve your free boxed lunch when you RSVP): CLICK HERE

Looking for additional information on becoming a Foster Parent in Hampton Roads? CLICK HERE.

Written by Charlotte Moore

Owner & Founder of MyActiveChild.com | People & Programs Connector | Mom & MilSpouse

Tags: Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Foster Care, Foster Care Aware, foster father, foster mother, foster parent, foster parenting, Foster Parents, foster to adopt, Free Event, and Virtual Events
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