Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

Encourage uses the TBRI approach because connecting and belonging is central to the human heart. It is central to how we were created in

Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

How we think about and care for birth families is an important piece of our work in foster care. There are some who would say that the...

So many questions come up when you consider fostering. There’s a lot to ponder as you seek to do what’s best for your family and follow...

We rent our home. I am single. We have full-time jobs. We have two dogs. I am divorced. We are retired. We don’t live in Wayne County. We...

One of the greatest needs within foster care is homes for teenage youth. Providing them with a stable environment increases their...

Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

Our Encourage team recently had an opportunity to travel together to the Children’s Alliance for Orphans’ Summit, held this year in...

Christian Children’s Home of Ohio (CCHO), the parent organization of Encourage is celebrating 50 years of ministry this year! Throughout...

At Encourage, we invest fully in our families and children, and we are committed to supporting our foster parents throughout their entire...

Our ministry focus at Encourage is fostering and foster to adopt. If you are looking to foster or foster to adopt and possibly take siblings