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Foster Care Awareness and Education with Dr. DeGarmo and Micah's Promise

Micah’s Promise and Amerigroup are excited to introduce, leading international foster care expert, consultant, and TED Talk speaker, Dr. John DeGarmo.

He is the author of several foster care books, including new book The Little Book of Foster Care Wisdom: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement for Foster Care Families, the best selling book Faith and Foster Care, as well as the foster care children's book A Different Home: A New Foster Child's Story. He is the director of The Foster Care Institute, and acts as a consultant to foster care agencies as well as an expert witness to legal agencies across the USA and globe. Dr. John is a High Content Speaker and informative trainer on the foster care system, and travels extensively across the globe, meeting with foster parents, child welfare workers, churches, schools, and organizations.

Dr. DeGarmo and his wife are the recipients of the Good Morning America Ultimate Hero Award, the Up With People Every Day Hero Award, as well as many other recognitions and accolades.

Schedule of Event:

10:00 – 10:15 Introduction by Amerigroup

10:15 – 12:00 Training with Dr. DeGarmo

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & Agency Presentations

1:00 – 1:30 Visit participating agencies

1:30 – 2:30 Foster Parent Panel Discussion

2:30 – 3:00 Q & A and Raffle

This is a Micah’s Promise event in collaboration with Dr. DeGarmo to address the current foster care crisis. Sponsored by Amerigroup

Register here!

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