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Kids need families.

Families need a village.

Second Nurture partners with communities to open their doors and hearts to the needs and realities of local foster families.

30% of American adults have considered welcoming kids from foster care into their loving families. If merely half a percent of those who consider fostering or adopting from foster care actually do it, we could get every kid into a family.

Second Nurture closes the gap between consideration and action.

Kids from foster care, in their own words, on the importance of family. (Three-minute video from our partners at the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption)

  • MA—Andover Cohort Gathering
    MA—Andover Cohort Gathering
    Multiple Dates
    Feb 23, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd, Andover, MA 01810
    Calling all Foster / Adoptive Families! Are you looking for a place to connect with other foster/adoptive families? 2N is building a community for you and families like yours!
  • Illinois - Northern Cook/Lake County Cohort Gathering
    Illinois - Northern Cook/Lake County Cohort Gathering
    Feb 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    North Shore United Methodist Church, 213 Hazel Ave, Glencoe, IL 60022, USA
    Come join us for the cohort gathering and dinner. Child care is provided
  • Building Attachment Relationships Part III [Note: This is a two-step registration!]
    Building Attachment Relationships Part III [Note: This is a two-step registration!]
    Feb 27, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM PST
    Zoom
    Join Kevin Kebede, M.Ed., LMFT to learn how to recognize signs of attachment injuries, develop trauma-informed skills and responses to “problem behaviors,” and apply an attachment lens cross- culturally to build safe attachments.
  • MA—Newton Cohort Gathering
    MA—Newton Cohort Gathering
    Multiple Dates
    Mar 02, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Newton, 385 Ward St, Newton Centre, MA 02459, USA
    Are you a foster or fost-adopt family looking for belonging & support in a relaxed, nurturing environment?
  • CA—LA South Bay Cohort Gathering
    CA—LA South Bay Cohort Gathering
    Mar 02, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
    Congregation Tikvat Jacob, 1829 N Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
    Thank you for being part of our South Bay LA cohort! We look forward to sharing and learning from each other. As always, childcare and lunch will be provided.

Why Our Work Matters

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We are here for you and your family!

With Second Nurture you are not alone as a foster parent and family! 2N provides meaningful support so that our foster families get what they need—but the magic is in the sense of belonging.

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Welcome.

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Foster families are welcomed, loved, and supported by local synagogues and other communities.

Second Nurture partners with communal institutions to open their doors and hearts to the practical and emotional needs of local foster families.

How We Can Make A Difference

Meet Our Cohort Families 
& Their Host Communities ❯

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