Fostering and Adopting is not for the faint of heart and sometimes we dive in the deep end headfirst and then reality hits!

Immerse yourself in the expertise and experience of others who are in the trenches of the Texas Foster Care System with you. Strengthen your faith and your resolve to help a child in foster care.

Dates: April 28th & 29th

Location: Agape Church 14303 Judson Road San Antonio, TX 78233

Cost: $15 for Staff of GRO or CPA, $25 Individuals, $40 per couple

Note: Saturday only childcare available from 9am to 5:30pm:

• 0-6 months can stay with parent
• 6 months to 4 years capped at 40 spots
• Ages 5-17 – 100 spots

Friday Line Up

• 8:30am Doors Open
• 9:00am – 9:30am General Session/Worship
• 9:30am – 10:30am “Special Education Presentation and Panel”
• 10:30am – 10:40am Break
• 10:45am – 11:30am “Sensory Processing and Executive Functioning”
• 11:30 – 12:30pm Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:15pm “Building Attachment through Play”
• 1:15pm – 1:45pm  General Session/Worship
• 1:45pm – 2:00pm  End of Day Wrap Up
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm  Optional Session: “Ethnic Hair Care Class”

Saturday Line Up

• 9:00am  Doors Open
• 9:30am – 10:00am General Session/Worship
• 10:00am – 10:45am  “TBRI: Dumb it Down”
• 10:45am – 11:30am “Bridging the Gap of Mental Wellness”
• 11:30am – 12:30pm Lunch
• 12:30pm – 1:30pm  “Who are you, what do you do, and why are you in our life? (Panel Time: Judge, Ad Litem, FBSS, Investigator, Belong, Legal Worker)
• 1:30pm – 1:40pm Break
• 1:45pm – 2:30pm “Drugs/Alcohol/Vaping and Resources”
• 2:30pm – 2:40pm Break
• 2:45pm – 3:45pm  Human Trafficking
• 3:45pm – 4:15pm  General Session/Worship
• 4:15pm – 4:45pm  End of Day Wrap Up & Q&A