Through community partnership, The Friends of Foster Care works to provide resources to ensure foster youth thrive. Through our mission to assist children and families in foster care, we provide the following support.
We provide free one-on-one, in-home academic tutoring to foster children who need extra support to be successful in school. This support also continues after children are reunited with their families.
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FOR CPS YOUTH – Please note that at this time only Norfolk, Chesapeake, Franklin, and Isle of Wight CPS involved youth are eligible for our services
IXL is an online resource tool for youth k-12 who are already enrolled in the TFFC tutoring program.
We provide free one-on-one, in-home career coaching to foster youth who could use guidance planning for their futures. Completing the Request below will initiate a Consent Form for the student’s Social Worker (city agency worker) to approve Coaching Services. Services will not begin until the social worker approves and returns the consent form.
Pathways is a year-round program designed to empower high school youth (grades 9–12) with the academic, social, and career skills necessary for lifelong success. The program includes monthly Saturday Academies during the school year as well as a 3 week long immersive college experience during the summer.
We support foster children’s participation in activities, including sports, fitness, the arts and other social activities that will enrich their childhoods, provide stress relief and enhance participation in the community.
We partner with the YMCA to provide memberships to foster youth and their families. Open Enrollment for new membership is held quarterly: March 1 -20, June 1-20, September 1-20 and December 1-20.
We provide funding to help foster youth obtain their driver’s license. This includes in-class and behind the wheel training. Please request Driver Education Services using the form below.
We send foster children to summer camps, with a particular focus on sending siblings who are placed in separate homes or are outside of foster care to camp together! The 2027 camp season applications open on March 1st!
We offer support to children in their time of need, by providing financial assistance for immediate and extraordinary needs that are not funded by IV-E, CSA or Medicaid.
TFFC is now offering a pilot program to provide funding for caregivers of foster youth to gain training.
At The Friends of Foster Care, we believe every family deserves the opportunity to make lasting memories together. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, eligible families can borrow our Norfolk Zoo Membership Pass free of charge for a fun-filled day of adventure and learning.
Simply reserve the membership pass, pick it up from our office, enjoy your visit to the zoo, and return it so another family can experience the same opportunity. The membership pass is valid for admission for up to six people.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that TFFC has a huge impact on the lives of foster youth, but we can not do the work we do alone! We are always in need of committed people with huge hearts to make sure we can fulfill the needs of the foster youth we serve. If you, your community group, or someone you know would like to volunteer with TFFC, please click below.
Is the youth in your home an artist, photographer, or wordsmith? It is currently our Art From the Heart competition time! Your youth can submit their art, poetry, or other written work to win Amazon gift cards! Deadline extended to October 9th!
Current TFFC Service Region
TFFC currently serves foster youth whose court case is held in the highlighted counties, as well as youth receiving services from select therapeutic foster care agencies including: Impact Living Services, Fostering Acadia, Commonwealth Catholic Charities, StepStone Youth Services, enCircle, Virginia Home for Boys and Girls, and Children’s Home Society of Virginia.
We also serve at-risk youth who are not in foster care but have open CPS cases in the cities of Norfolk, Chesapeake, Franklin, and Isle of Wight county.
If the foster youth in your home’s county/city of custody is not a current TFFC partner, but you would like to receive services, please forward our information to your youth’s DSS case worker. They can contact us at office@friendsoffostercare.org to pursue a service agreement.
