Foster & Adoption Program

 
About Our Foster & Adoption Program

 

Our program provides foster and adoptive services for children in foster care. The Home, screens, trains and verifies potential foster and adoptive parents to become licensed with us. We work with Child Protective Services (CPS) case workers, CASAs, legal teams, families and kinship to provide permanence, safety and well-being for children in foster care.

According to Child Protective Services, positive permanency is an outcome in which a child exits the care of Department of Family and Protective Services into a permanent setting that includes reunification with family, kinship placement or adoption. Every child has the right to a permanent and stable home, even during their tenure in foster care. There is no adequate
substitute for stable, permanent family ties. Both foster and adoptive families provide the child with a sense of belonging and connection to the larger world. Our goal is to ensure a successful placement with caring families.

 
We are looking for foster and adoptive parents who:

 

  • Are at least 24 years old, provide proof of high school diploma or GED and pass a background check
  • Have a valid driver′s license and proof of automobile insurance
  • Are open to learning about parenting children from hard places and can pass the assessments provided in that training
  • Are healthy, both medically and emotionally, and capable of meeting the needs of children in care
  • Provide a non-smoking environment for the children placed with you
  • Are committed to continued education around diversity, equity, inclusion and racial equality
  • Can affirm a child’s sexual orientation and gender identity
  • Are willing to educate children in physical health, hygiene, social skills, family living, sexual health and independent living
 
How We Help:

 

  • Our Foster & Adoption team provides continuing education and development for our foster families and is available for emergency support
  • We train foster families in Trust-Based Relational Intervention before and during their time of providing care for foster children
  • We provide a continuum of care to children and families from pre-adoption to post-adoption services
  • Foster families receive two days of paid respite per child each month
  • We provide guidance in navigating community resources including therapy, daycare and afterschool care
  • Foster families receive assistance with the challenges of parenting children with special behavioral needs
  • Foster families receive financial support to meet the needs of foster children
  • Foster families receive ongoing training with free childcare following verification
  • Foster families receive continued support from their case manager

 

Learn More!

 

If you are interested in learning more about being a foster or adoptive parent, please fill out the inquiry form below. We will be alerted of your submission and will contact you with more information.

Meet Our Team Inquiry Form
From Our Foster and Adoptive Families

 

  • “We recommend The Settlement Home to everyone who asks us about fostering and adoption. It’s been a huge life change and a journey for us, and they were there every step of the way.”
  • “Thank you, Settlement Home for Children! And if you are considering [fostering or] the foster-to-adopt path, you are in good hands with The Settlement Home. We cannot recommend them highly enough!”