A Home Within

A Home Within The only national nonprofit focused exclusively on meeting the emotional needs of foster youth.

There's still room! 📚 Beyond CE — building skills to serve foster youth, for as long as it takes.Spots are filling fast ...
02/06/2026

There's still room! 📚 Beyond CE — building skills to serve foster youth, for as long as it takes.

Spots are filling fast for next week’s trainings:
✨ Mon 2/9: Medusa Is My Hero with Jeannine C. Alvaré, MSSW, LCSW
Psychodynamic + creative approaches to healing trauma in foster care–impacted youth.
🕙 10am–12pm PT | 2.0 CEs

✨ Tues 2/10: Healing the Bond: Part 4 with Rivka Edery, PsyD
Advanced IFS techniques + Self-energy for complex trauma.
🕛 12pm–2pm PT | 2.0 CEs

🎓 Missed a live training? On-demand courses available now for our volunteers — with more coming soon, including The Meaning of Endings in Psychotherapy with Toni Heineman & Bill Feinstein.

👉 Register + view all upcoming CEs: https://buff.ly/4yLEDey
See you in a training soon! đź‘‹

02/05/2026

We're kicking off Black History Month by amplifying the voice of Dr. Bree McDaniel, PsyD!

We’re excited to share this powerful conversation with Dr. Bree McDaniel on creating psychoanalytic spaces for BIPOC clinicians, her upcoming clinical series for our BPIC members, and how psychodynamic interventions can support youth with lived experience in foster care.

At A Home Within, this work is deeply rooted in legacy — in the clinicians we support, the communities we serve, and the long tradition of healing and advocacy that guides us forward.

Watch the full conversation here: https://buff.ly/QDkIepX

01/23/2026

The Good News from 2025 -- Because of this incredible community, A Home Within showed up consistently and compassionately for people impacted by foster care.

In 2025:
🔸 Hundreds of clients began their healing journey
🔸 Over 400 clinicians applied to volunteer—our highest number ever
🔸 Therapists completed 1,300+ hours of specialized continuing education
🔸 Our volunteers reported increased confidence addressing foster care–related trauma
🔸 11 new chapters launched across the country
🔸 Individual donors came through to help fund this year's budget

Thank you for being part of this, amid so many uncertainties and shifts last year. Here’s to building hope together in 2026.

There’s still room! Join us for our next FREE Continuing Education training on January 28.Coming Up: The Meaning of Endi...
01/21/2026

There’s still room! Join us for our next FREE Continuing Education training on January 28.

Coming Up: The Meaning of Endings in Psychotherapy with Dr. Toni Heineman & Dr. Bill Feinstein.
đź—“ Wednesday, January 28, 2026
⏰ 10:30 AM–12:00 PM PST | 1:30–3:00 PM EST
🎓 1.5 CE credits

Explore how therapists and clients navigate endings—termination, loss, and transition—through a relational and analytic lens. 👉 Register now at https://buff.ly/kQNgvpA

And coming up next:
🔹 Medusa Is My Hero | Feb 9
🔹 Healing the Bond: Part 4 | Feb 10

See you in a training! đź‘‹

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to those who donated to our end-of-year fundraiser. Every gift helps bring hop...
01/10/2026

Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to those who donated to our end-of-year fundraiser. Every gift helps bring hope and healing to current and former foster youth.

In 2026, hundreds more young people will connect with an A Home Within volunteer therapist—for free, for as long as it takes. Soon, we'll share our 2025 year in review and some exciting news ahead, but for now, we just want to share our gratitude for all who have recommitted to our mission through giving. THANK YOU! 🙏✨

Didn't donate in 2025? You can contribute any time at ahomewithin.org/donate.

THIS FRIDAY! 🎓✨ Don't miss our first FREE CE event of the year! Social Courage in the Face of Social Anxiety. Join Eric ...
01/07/2026

THIS FRIDAY! 🎓✨ Don't miss our first FREE CE event of the year! Social Courage in the Face of Social Anxiety. Join Eric Goodman, Ph.D. for a compassionate, practical training designed for clinicians supporting individuals with lived foster care experience.

đź—“ Friday, January 9
⏰ 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET
🎓 1.5 CE credits | Introductory level

https://buff.ly/8Z3a11l 🔗 Register now — and keep learning all month long ↓

More coming up in January:
• Healing the Bond, Part 3 with Dr. Rivka Edery
• Introduction to Psychodynamic Theory & Practice with Bree McDaniel, PsyD (8-week series)
• The Meaning of Endings in Psychotherapy with Dr. Toni Heineman & Dr. Bill Feinstein

Join us and deepen your clinical work with those who have experienced foster care!

⏰ There’s still time to make a difference in 2025!Your year-end donation helps A Home Within continue to grow — supporti...
12/31/2025

⏰ There’s still time to make a difference in 2025!

Your year-end donation helps A Home Within continue to grow — supporting hundreds of volunteer therapists and ensuring foster youth across the country have access to long-term, trauma-informed care.

Every dollar sustains a healing relationship. Every gift creates a brighter future.

đź’™ Give before midnight tonight: ahomewithin.org/donate

12/23/2025

There’s no shortage of gratitude at A Home Within! We’re so deeply grateful for the compassion, generosity, and commitment that make this community what it is.

Connection and healing are amplified through grateful reflections on what truly matters, and by offering comfort in times of stress—especially for those without robust family support systems. 🤍

Remember, there’s still time to give in 2025. Every gift is an investment in long-term, consistent care—for youth and the therapists who show up week after week, year after year, for as long as it takes.

Happy holidays from the whole A Home Within team! We wish you moments of peace, rest, and connection.

Make your year-end gift at ahomewithin.org/donate

12/18/2025

Big things are coming in 2026 and we can't wait to share them with you! Keep your eyes peeled. đź‘€

Our Building Practice in Community (BPIC) program and our Continuing Education curriculum are both designed to support therapists and make sure they don’t feel alone in this work—that they have a community, practical tools, and spaces to grow as they offer long-term, trauma-responsive care.

In the new year, we’re launching some exciting new opportunities to engage with these programs!

And don't forget: we already have January CE trainings on the calendar! Browse events: https://buff.ly/EaTYPqr

Give the gift of free therapy for foster youth! With $35,000 raised toward our $100,000 End-of-Year goal, we're so grate...
12/10/2025

Give the gift of free therapy for foster youth! With $35,000 raised toward our $100,000 End-of-Year goal, we're so grateful for everyone who's made a gift so far -- and if you haven't yet, we need your help to close the gap!

This record-breaking year has been one for the books:
✨ 11 new chapters launched across the country
✨ We've received over 400 volunteer therapist applications

Your gift now ensures that we carry this extraordinary momentum straight into 2026. Every dollar you donate directly supports providing free, high-quality therapy to current and former foster youth — for as long as it takes.

Help us reach $100,000! đź”— https://buff.ly/sZsu9p7

Let’s close out the year in community! ✨ Join us and Dr. Jessica Smedley on December 15th for a powerful CE session on t...
12/04/2025

Let’s close out the year in community! ✨

Join us and Dr. Jessica Smedley on December 15th for a powerful CE session on trauma-informed advocacy and supporting the mental health of people who have experienced foster care. We would love to see you there!



This , join a community that shows up for foster youth again and again. Your support will help train and sustain 500 ne...
12/02/2025

This , join a community that shows up for foster youth again and again. Your support will help train and sustain 500 new volunteer therapists in 2026 — ensuring that every young person can access free, long-term therapy.

Every gift strengthens our nationwide network of care, and fuels hope that lasts a lifetime.

🫶 Give today: ahomewithin.org/donate

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195 41st Street, #11172
Oakland, CA
94611

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Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
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