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.
Foster to Adopt Care is a family dedicated to the child's needs and will be committed to the child regardless of the child's case plan goal. A child in a foster-to-adopt home may still be visiting with the parents and has the potential to return home to the biological family. If reintegration does not occur and there is no viable relative, the foster-to-adopt family is the next most viable resource for a permanent family.
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.
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care is a specialized foster care program for some of the most vulnerable children in our care. MTFC is a 6-9 month foster care program for youth ages 12 to 18 with behavioral problems that can no longer live at home. Only one youth is placed in a foster home at a time with additional training and support.
If you're interested in becoming a foster parent: Click here for more information or call 800.593.1950, ext. 6194.