Central Florida

Marion County

Upcoming Events in Ocala and Central Florida.

  • January Nurture Night

    Family Nurture Nights are trauma-informed evenings designed to help kids and caregivers connect, play, and grow together! Each month features a creative theme woven through art, movement, and shared regulation activities—all rooted in TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Intervention) principles that build trust, strengthen bonds, and promote healing.

    Kids and teens enjoy fun, hands-on activities alongside their Buddies, while caregivers gather for community, dinner, and practical TBRI tools and support. The evening ends with a meaningful family connection activity that brings everyone back together.

    Sunday, January 18, 2026
    4pm to 6pm

    Meadowbrook Church
    4741 SW 20th St, Ocala, FL 34474

    Click Here

Online Trainings and Groups

  • Online Lunch Hour Support Group

    This is a safe space for foster, adoptive and kinship caregivers to come share their successes and struggles. The Lunch Hour Support Group is a free resource, facilitated by a TBRI Practitioner from The Pearl Project.

    Wednesdays, 11am CST/12pm EST

    Online via Zoom

    The Lunch Hour Support Group begins August 20. We will meet weekly, except for 

    November 26, December 24 and December 31 due to the holidays.

    Register Here

  • Wednesday Online TBRI

    This is an engaging, interactive, virtual training in Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®). TBRI is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children.

    Wednesday mornings, online via Zoom

    10am - noon Eastern/9am - 11am Central

    Cost is $25 a session or $150 for all

    February 11 - April 15

    February 11 - Session 1: Impact of Trauma on Development

    February 18 - Session 2: The Attachment Cycle

    February 25 - Session 3: TBRI Connecting Principles: Mindful Awareness

    March 4 - Session 4: TBRI Connecting Principles: Engagement Strategies

    March 11 - Session 5: TBRI Empowering Principles: Physiological Strategies

    March 18 - no session due to Spring Break

    March 25 - Session 6: TBRI Empowering Principles: Ecological Strategies and Nurture Groups

    April 1 - Session 7: TBRI Correcting Principles: Proactive Strategies

    April 8 - Session 8: TBRI Correcting Principles: Responsive Strategies

    April 15- Session 9: Nurture Groups

    Sign up to be notified when registration opens

  • Thursday Online TBRI

    This is an engaging, interactive, virtual training in Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®). TBRI is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the needs of vulnerable children.

    Thursday evening, online via Zoom

    7pm - 9pm Eastern/6pm - 8pm Central

    Cost is $25 a session or $150 for all

    February 12 - April 16

    February 12 - Session 1: Impact of Trauma on Development

    February 19 - Session 2: The Attachment Cycle

    February 26 - Session 3: TBRI Connecting Principles: Mindful Awareness

    March 5- Session 4: TBRI Connecting Principles: Engagement Strategies

    March 12 - Session 5: TBRI Empowering Principles: Physiological Strategies

    March 19 - no session due to Spring Break

    March 26 - Session 6: TBRI Empowering Principles: Ecological Strategies and Nurture Groups

    April 2 - Session 7: TBRI Correcting Principles: Proactive Strategies

    April 9 - Session 8: TBRI Correcting Principles: Responsive Strategies

    April 16-Session 9: Nurture Groups

    Sign up here to be notified when registration opens

Kid-2-Kid Closet Ocala

New placement? Growth Spurts?

Foster/Adoptive/Kinship families can come get what you need for FREE! 

Hours: Thursdays 10-12:30 or by appointment

First Methodist Church Ocala
Park in North Parking lot. (parallel to 11th ave).

To schedule a time to pick up time, contact Alicia at 678-787-3215.