Fostering Through JBRI

The James Barry-Robinson Institute (JBRI) has fulfilled a decades-long mission to improve the lives of children in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Hampton Roads region.

Since 1995, JBRI’s nonprofit foster care program has provided positive homes for youth with behavioral and emotional challenges.

JBRI is a nonprofit foster care organization providing treatment foster care and managing foster parent recruitment and training in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Most of our foster families live in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Newport News, and Hampton.

When a situation requires a child to be removed from their biological family, we can place them with a stable and loving foster parent. We work closely with our foster parents to ensure the right fit between the foster family and the child.

Our foster parents are an integral part of our professional team, who provide care and stability to these vulnerable children and teens.

Make the first step to becoming a foster parent.

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Foster Care By The numbers

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, JBRI’S TREATMENT FOSTER CARE PROGRAM HAS:

FACILITATED

CHILDREN ADOPTED INTO
PERMANENT HOMES

SERVED MORE THAN

CHILDREN

REUNITED

CHILDREN WITH
THEIR FAMILIES

Our Foster Care Program Goals

Provide quality and continuing training
to foster parents.

Support foster parents
at all times to help them parent and nurture the children in their care.

Reunite children
with their biological families.

Provide positive and healthy nurturing
through safe foster homes.

Provide treatment services to foster
children to help them develop and succeed.

Why Become a Foster Parent

There are many reasons why people become foster parents. Caring about children is universal.
Some feel the need for service, to give back to their community. Others may want to continue parenting once their own children have left the nest.

Whatever your reason, the rewards of becoming a foster parent are many, including the feeling you get by making a difference in a child’s life and
forming lifelong relationships with the children you foster.

At JBRI, our foster parents are provided with ongoing training and support, and receive financial assistance, with the amount
dependent on the child’s clinical needs.

What our foster parents are saying

You need to be in it for the long haul for the right reasons. Make sure you want to help children, to help set them up for success, and to be happy and healthy.

I want to help children in foster care have a better life. I enjoy being a positive influence in a child’s life and providing them with a stable home and family dynamic.

I have friends who were in foster care and adopted who shared with me how much they appreciated their resources, so I wanted to be able to provide that same support to other foster children.

I really enjoy seeing the transformation that takes place at our nonprofit foster care organization, from the time a child arrives until they leave. We love on them, make a connection with them and help them build confidence.

You need to be in it for the long haul for the right reasons. Make sure you want to help children, to help set them up for success, and to be happy and healthy.

I want to help children in foster care have a better life. I enjoy being a positive influence in a child’s life and providing them with a stable home and family dynamic.

I have friends who were in foster care and adopted who shared with me how much they appreciated their resources, so I wanted to be able to provide that same support to other foster children.

I really enjoy seeing the transformation that takes place, from the time a child arrives until they leave. We love on them, make a connection with them and help them build confidence.

You need to be in it for the long haul for the right reasons. Make sure you want to help children, to help set them up for success, and to be happy and healthy.

I want to help children in foster care have a better life. I enjoy being a positive influence in a child’s life and providing them with a stable home and family dynamic in our nonprofit foster care organization.

Advantages of fostering through JBRI

24/7 case worker support for foster families and children
Lower case worker to client ratio, providing more support and resources
Outpatient services for youth, as needed
Foster care families have access to the resources of The Barry Robinson Center, including counselors, physicians, and dietitians

Hugs on Mugs

The James Barry-Robinson Institute is a nonprofit that has been helping foster children in Hampton Roads find loving homes for more than 25 years. Currently, there are more than 5,000 children and teens that need foster homes in Virginia, and we are working with local coffee shops to encourage individuals to explore becoming foster parents.

Hugs on Mugs is a heartfelt campaign designed to raise awareness about the vital role of foster parents. By emphasizing the essential qualities of Hope, Unconditional love, Guidance, and Support, we seek to inspire compassion and commitment to fostering. We extend our sincere gratitude to our coffee shop partners for their collaboration in this important mission, helping to spread awareness and foster a nurturing community for children in need. Together, we can make a difference!