Posts by John Mark Toomey
Foster Care – Therapeutic vs. Traditional
A frequently asked question among prospective foster parents is: What is the difference between therapeutic foster care and traditional foster care? What is Therapeutic Foster Care? In a nutshell, therapeutic foster…
Read MoreConsider Fostering a Teenager
At Omni, many of the calls we receive are from prospective parents who are interested in fostering or adopting a baby. But what we need most are people who are…
Read MoreOmni Community Health CEO Mark Just Featured on iHeart Radio
Omni Community Health CEO Mark Just was recently tapped by iHeartRadio to participate in a radio interview series called “CEOs You Should Know.” The 90-second interview ran in rotation for two…
Read MoreOmni Visions CEO Jane Wintz Featured on iHeart Radio
Omni Visions CEO Jane Wintz was recently tapped by iHeartRadio to participate in a radio interview series called “CEOs You Should Know.” The 90-second interview ran in rotation for two weeks…
Read MoreBenefits of Being a Foster Parent
There are fewer than 4,000 foster families willing to provide homes for foster children in Tennessee—kids who may feel unwanted, unloved, scared, confused, angry or even hopeless. Yet the Tennesseans…
Read MoreAnswer The Calling To Be A Foster Parent
With Spring on the horizon, we’re still facing a sad fact: There weren’t enough foster parents before the pandemic and there still aren’t enough now. The impact of our national…
Read MoreMyth Buster: I’m Single. Can I Foster?
Don’t think you have what it takes to foster a child? We’re here to bust a few myths about that! I’m not the right person because… I’m single. That’s not a…
Read MoreMyth Buster: I’m LGBTQ. Can I Foster?
Don’t think you have what it takes to foster a child? We’re here to bust a few myths about that! You may have questions like can I foster a child?…
Read MoreMyth Buster: Do I Have What it Takes to Foster?
Don’t think you have what it takes to foster a child? We’re here to bust a few myths about that! You may have questions like I’m not the right person because: I’m…
Read MoreOmni Visions Relocates Office to Paducah
Western Kentucky Office Relocates From Hickory “We needed space to expand and grow,” says Chris Owens, recruiting specialist at The Omni Family of Services, explaining the organization’s decision to relocate…
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