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Our foster parent advocates take the opportunity to educate prospective foster parents on this journey that they are contemplating embarking on and help them decide to do it.  We can balance the excitement of beginning the process with the vulnerability of the experience.  We want to ensure foster parents and children have the best experience.  If you are considering fostering or have questions, we have a great team willing to help.

Meet our advocates!

  • Adasha Holdren, Lead Family Advocate, portrait headshot
    Adasha Holdren, Lead Family Advocate

    Adasha brings families over a decade of experience with Virginia’s foster care system, with 8+ of her most recent years dedicated to supporting parents and children along their fostering and adoption journeys.  She is passionate about helping parents navigate every step of their approval and licensing process, ensuring a seamless and positive experience as families welcome foster children into their homes.  Adasha's understanding of the unique joys and challenges of foster care and adoption gives her the experienced perspective to guide families, and our specialist care team, with genuine and compassionate care.

  • Ashlin Bayne, Advocate, portrait headshot
    Ashlin Bayne, Family Advocate

    Ashlin brings extensive caseworker experience to her families, guiding them through the fostering or foster-to-adopt journey with empathy and care.  She walks parents through the detailed process of becoming a foster family, recognizing the co-existing excitement and vulnerability inherent in every new child and family dynamic.  Bringing passion and expertise to ensure a seamless experience, Ashlin supports parents in realizing their dreams of creating a nurturing home for a foster child or loving forever family.