There are several different ways to help give a child back their childhood. Foster parents may choose to provide one or more of these types of care. Below are different types of foster parenting:
Respite Care is planned substitute care for children when foster parents need time away.
Emergency Foster Care is for youth who are in need of an immediate placement when there are no other resources available to prevent them from going to a shelter.
Family Foster Care homes provide for a child's physical, emotional, and social needs over a temporary period of time until a permanent living situation can be established.
Specialized/Enhanced Foster Care is for youth who require a higher level of structure and may have additional needs outside the realm of a traditional foster home. More frequent contact with our foster care staff is available to families taking specialize care youth.
Supported Family Living Care is for youth with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities.
Therapeutic Foster Care is for children and adolescents who require the highest level of structure and close supervision due to serious emotional and/or behavioral difficulties. Training and support are provided to foster families with this level of placement including weekly contact with our Therapeutic Foster Care Clinician.
The H.E.A.R.T. program is specialized for youth, ages 10 to 18, in Youthville's care who have a history of program behavior and multiple treatment/or placements. The program allows youth to begin the process of healing from the trauma they may have experienced in their lives. It is designed to educate, assist and empower the children, their reintegrative resources, as well as the foster families who care for these children.
If you're interested in becoming a foster parent: Click here for more information or call 800.593.1950, ext. 8118.