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Foster Care
On any given day, more than 390,000 children are in the U.S. foster care system. Through no fault of their own, many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect or other family challenges and have been removed from their homes by the courts for their safety. Relatives, non-related kin and foster caregivers provide care and support for these children while they are in out-of-home care.
Learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent in these states:
The ultimate goal of foster care is safe reunification. Foster care is a safe place that gives a child and his or her birth family an opportunity to resolve conflicts or disruptions and learn healthy skills so the child can safely return home. Many birth families need help in learning effective parenting skills, overcoming substance use, learning healthy ways to cope with trauma they themselves have experienced, or facing other challenges.
More than half of children who enter foster care are safely reunited with their birth families. If a child cannot be safely reunited with his or her birth family, the goal becomes to find a permanent home for the child through adoption, relative placement, custodianship (guardianship) or, for older youth, independent living.
We’re always in need of compassionate foster parents who want to open their home and heart to a child. Learn more about becoming a foster parent in Kansas, Nebraska, or West Virginia. Please note we don’t currently provide foster care in Kentucky, but learn about our other Kentucky services here.
Additional information:
- Foster Parenting: Expectations vs. Reality
- 5 Important Things You Need to Know About Foster Care
- Short Film Follows Emotional Journey of Young Girl in Foster Care
- The 6 Common Types of Foster Care
- We Can Improve Foster Care in America… Here’s How
- What It’s Really Like to Foster Teens (And Why You Should Do It)