Kinship Care /Adolescent Services / SILP / TFBH / Adoption

Do You Have Room in Your Heart and Your Home? 

Share Your Love With A Child In Your Community Who Needs A Family

How will we help you?

	Provide on-going training
	Arrange for special services for the child in care
	Provide financial and medical support to meet the needs of the child
	Foster Parent Support Group

Who is a foster parent?

A foster parent is someone who can provide temporary care and love for children who are unable to live with their birth families. A foster parent should be someone who...

	wants to make a difference in a child's life
	is flexible and capable of handling stressful
	situations
	can be a working or stay-at-home parent
	can work as a member of a team with families,
	social workers and other professionals
	can help prepare a child for return to their birth family or to be adopted
	may become an adoptive parent

Who can become a foster parent?

You can apply to become a foster parent if you...  

	are at least 21 years old
	are married, single or living with a partner
	have sufficient income to meet your own family's needs
	are in good health
	can make room in your home and heart or children who need safe, temporary care

How can I become a foster parent?

	Attend an orientation session
	Complete an application
	Provide personal references and current medical reports
	Attend our pre-certification training classes
	Participate in a home study

How will we help you?
	Provide on-going training
	Arrange for special services for the child in care
	Provide financial and medical support to meet the needs of the child
	Foster Parent Support Group

Contact us for more information