What our community has to say

Community Beyond the System is more than a concept or ideal for us. It’s an evidence-informed model born out of real-life experience that makes a real-world difference in the lives of the families we serve.

ACCORDING TO OUR ANNUAL CAREGIVER SURVEY:

• 100% of caregivers feel more connected and supported after joining a Support Gathering

• 100% of caregivers feel more knowledgeable about sensory processing after working with the Project SOOTHe program

• 100% of caregivers who attended Empowered Camp left feeling empowered and thought it was impactful for their family

• 85% of caregivers noticed a moderate to significant change in their child’s behaviors after working with the Project SOOTHe program

• 97% of respondents said that community support has been an important factor during their time caring for the children in their home

• 100% of caregivers feel more equipped since beginning the Therapeutic Support program

• 98% of respondents reported feeling more equipped, connected, and/ or supported through our programs

• Over 98% of the caregivers served in 2023 (including licensed foster parents, kinship caregivers, and reunified parents) said that the support they received from Foster Village Austin was a sustaining factor in their ability to continue caring for the children in their home.

In their own words...

Foster Village Austin helped our children not only when they were in our home but also helped our children during reunification with their bio family! I tell every caseworker, CASA worker, and foster parent about the amazing help they provide! It’s easy to feel alone as a foster parent, and Foster Village REALLY is literally a village of support for everyone involved. - FOSTER MOTHER

My experience with the Foster Village Therapeutic Support Specialist has been spot on. Most impressive is her direct support and engagement with my child...She is easily accessible, knowledgeable, and understanding. She is an essential part of the wellness for my child, especially when you factor in the live support received from the Foster Village community. - KINSHIP GRANDMOTHER

[Foster Village’s Therapeutic Support program] is absolutely incredible. Our family is so grateful. Some weeks I feel like I can’t do this anymore, and then we see the Therapeutic Support Specialist and I feel confident and more positive and as though we can continue in this really difficult process. - FOSTER MOTHER

I knew about Foster Village, and it has been such a godsend to our family....Within a minute of speaking with the Project SOOTHe Coordinator, I had a sense of relief and HOPE that things would get better. - FOSTER PARENT

Our family has been fostering since 2019, and over these past four years we have been blessed with car seats, a bassinet, clothes, and date nights through the generosity and efforts of Foster Village! We’re so thankful that we have an organization like Foster Village in our area!

I love the Support Gatherings! It’s so nice to be able to just sit and talk to the other adults while someone else is in charge of my child for a bit! As a single mom, I don’t get a lot of time off. So, I really appreciate the Foster Village gatherings!

I don’t even know where my kids and I would be today without the support of Foster Village. They literally gave us a family. - REUNIFIED MOTHER