Foster care is a service to children who are removed from family care due to abuse or neglect charges. The goal of foster care is to provide permanency for these minors, who are infants to 18 years of age. Permanency can be reunification with family or adoption - if parental rights are terminated. Additionally, movement to independent living, if old enough, is an option for the teens in our Foster Care. Foster Home Licensing staff recruit, train and license families to provide foster family care. In additional they provide support, annual evaluations and incident investigations.

Services Include:
For Parents

• Case Management
• Drug/Alcohol Screening and Treatment
• Parenting Classes
• Therapy
• Housing Assistance

For Minors

• Obtaining Medical/Mental Health Evaluations and Treatment
• Monitoring Academic Progress
• Assisting in Preparation of Permanence

*Child and Family Services has increased 10% in overall community satisfaction over the last three years