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Your Fellowship Support Group is your homeroom group, meeting each month in Hope & Home’s festive Venice Room. A meal is shared together potluck style (look for a Facebook post by your group’s food coordinator) before diving into the training for the month. After training, your Leadership Foster Parent leads the support block of group, where families share updates and news, struggles and successes!
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Support Group Childcare
While adults are meeting together in Support Group, the building is full of laughter and excitement as children take part in activities designed especially for them.
It is expensive to provide childcare, but we believe so strongly in the power of Support Group to your success as foster parents that we are willing to incur this expense.
We’ve designed every space and activity to be encouraging for kids coming from really hard places. It is our desire to set children up for success in every way and let them know that they’re always welcome at Hope & Home.
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Boboli Gardens – Toddlers
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The littlest ones in care spend their time in the Gardens exploring a space specifically designed with new walkers in mind. Children play on foam climbers, discover toddler specific toys, and enjoy sensory rich experiences with caring staff.
Our evenings are full of dancing, counting, and singing. High fives and smiles are endless and bubbles abound! Cheese pizza in small bite-sized pieces is provided unless staff are alerted of other food provided by you for your child.
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Boboli Gardens – 3-5 year olds:
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The 3-5 year olds enjoy various themed rooms during their time at Boboli Gardens. At check-in, the children are split into teams for exploring the Gardens (indicated by a color sticker on their nametag) and will rotate through the rooms with their team leader and 2-3 other children – ensuring that ratios are kept small and everyone gets lots of positive attention and encouragement!
They’ll spend about 20 minutes in each area of the Garden, becoming explorers in the sensory-rich discovery room, creators in the color-filled art room, and dreamers in the imagination-focused play space. We break up the evening with pizza (cheese pizza is provided unless staff are alerted of other food provided by you for your child) and dancing (from GoNoodle.com).
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Campo de Fiori – 6-12 year olds:
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Once checked in, kids head back to Campo de Fiori and meet in the Gelatoria for cheese or pepperoni pizza (unless other food is provided by you for your child).
The team leader helps each child pick their customized track for the evening, ensuring each child engages in experiences that excite them! There are five themed rooms to choose from and we will typically rotate through three of them in one night, spending 30 minutes in each.
Kids can choose the excitement of the Wii Video Game Room (6 and up), the challenge of the Xbox Room (10 and up only), the tranquility of the Art Room, the imagination of the Tea Room, or the fun of the Board Game Room. If the weather is nice outside, the playground is our first stop after pizza and before heading to the themed rooms.
Rooms are designed to allow kids the space to engage in teamwork, create, build confidence, relax and play. Ultimately, we want each child to know through their experiences in Campo de Fiori that they are unique, smart, and absolutely wonderful.
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Jericho Java – 13 and up:
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Teens gather in Jericho Java after checking in. Pepperoni or cheese pizza is enjoyed while adults order drinks for the evening.
Some teens will choose to learn how to barista and begin a “coffee career” at Jericho Java, being trained by advanced baristas and creating unique drink combinations…for actual tips!
Other teens will choose to hang out in the living room, playing games, watching a movie, or working on homework. Ice cream sundaes (with all the toppings!) are enjoyed by all![/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”4652″ enable_bg_scale=”true” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/2″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” bg_color=”#f4f4f4″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”5%” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” shape_type=””][vc_column centered_text=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text max_width=”850″]
No matter their age, everyone leaves with Zoondoogles to spend (or save!).
We hope these guidelines make it possible for all our families to take advantage of our support groups and our amazing Campo de Fiori, Boboli Gardens, and Jericho Java Programs!
Please read the formal policy outlined below.
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Dear Families,
Hope & Home considers support groups an essential ingredient in providing the support and education necessary for you to succeed as foster parents. We work very hard to provide child care to you and your family that is both safe and enjoyable. As our ministry continues to grow, there is constant pressure to fit everybody in and we will do our best to accommodate the needs of families.
Please note that Hope & Home is not a licensed child care center. Our child care program operates under Volume 7’s licensing exemption number 7.701.11 B. which states that a license is not required for:
3. A child care center operated in connection with a church, shopping center, or business where children are cared for during short periods of time, not to exceed three hours in any twenty-four hour period of time, while parents or persons in charge of such children, or employees of the church, shopping center, or business whose children are being cared for at such location are attending church services, shopping, patronizing or working on the premises of the business. This facility must be operated on the premises of the church, business, or shopping center. Only children of parents or guardians who are attending a church activity or patronizing the business or shopping center or working at the church, shopping center or business can be cared for in the center.
Please communicate directly with child care supervisors, Jenna and Spencer, about everything related to childcare. Child care operates independently from the rest of Hope & Home. This means that information you give to your home supervisor or licensing worker, the front desk, or post on Facebook is not automatically passed on to child care staff. Tell us about new kids in your home, kids going home, vacations, dietary needs, behavioral challenges, or any concerns you might have. Please don’t pass this on to us through your kids. We need to hear it from you directly!
Support Group Childcare Guidelines: (pursuant to Vol 7 Rules)
1. We can only provide childcare for children (anyone 18 and under) who are currently in your care. This can include your biological children, adopted children and children currently in foster care (whether they are placed with you or doing respite care.)
2. We cannot watch friends or relatives of children, children from other placement agencies, or kinship placements.
3. Children must be able to walk and be fairly independent to be in childcare. Infants can stay in support group with parents.
4. Parent(s) must remain in the building while their children are in childcare.
5. Dietary restrictions or behavioral concerns must be planned for in advance of children being in childcare. Please do not surprise us!
6. Parents need to be aware of the standard programming for childcare. We do not have the staff to watch children separate from the activities provided.
7. If children are struggling to engage in programming, please be willing to come out of support group and help.
8. In general, we try to maintain a ratio of 50/50 for children in care vs. bio kids. When this ratio gets substantially upside down, it becomes cost prohibitive for Hope & Home to operate. We try to keep this ratio by rebalancing groups at the beginning of every year. But it doesn’t always work. If you are in a support group that has very few foster children in child care and a lot of bio kids, we may ask you to leave your bio kids at home or bring someone to support group to help in childcare.
Thank you,
Jenna and Spencer
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