Health & Wellness for Youth

Children living in residential foster care facilities often lack opportunities to simply be kids. In partnership with several area residential programs, we host trauma-informed art, gardening, and yoga classes for the youth living in these long-term facilities.

Art, Gardening, & YOga

We provide the youth the opportunity to develop skills that will improve self-regulation, emotional health, and overall self-esteem. Residential treatment and therapeutic foster care focuses on trauma-informed care that includes openly discussing trauma, resilience building practices, tools for stress management, and positive discipline.

HOW TO HELP

Fostering Hope relies on physical donations to support programming in residential treatment.

Make a direct impact in the life of a child in Northeast Ohio by shopping our Amazon Wishlists. Your contributions will help provide necessary supplies our instructors need to deliver trauma-informed programming. Please note: we do not accept used items of any type.

Art Wish List

Garden Wish List

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Thank you for being a ball of energy when I wasn’t. And always making me smile when I didn’t feel like it. You and the garden helped me get to my discharge (from residential) meeting. You taught me a lot and helped me get through my struggles. – Kayla

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As I wait for the cucumbers to grow, I wonder how I’m growing too. I see the other girls grow into better people as well. The garden brings us all together even when we all don’t get along. In the garden, it’s peaceful. – S.R.

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At first, I just thought “that is a pretty garden.” After I helped to take care of it, I was proud and appreciated it more. Just to think that I was a part of making something so beautiful. – M.M.M.

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