Description: The Resource Podcast For Parents Of Special Needs Children - hosted by John Pellegrini
Formed Families Forward is a support organization located in Fairfax, Virginia. They help families in Northern Virginia who have adopted, are fostering, or are kinship families for special needs children. They provide supports, counseling, training, and education.
Being a parent of a special needs kid is a huge challenge. But an entirely different situation occurs when you’re the adoptive parents, foster parents, or kinship family of a special needs child. Often, far less information is known about the child until after they’re already in their new home. What are the differences between Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship families?
Support groups like Formed Families Forward exist as a resource for formed families. Focusing on their local communities for a personal connection. As a result, families get a sense of relief to know they’re not alone.