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Foster Care
Dept. of Human Services

Types of foster care

Family Foster Care

Family foster care is 24-hour care provided by foster families in their homes.  Foster parents are a valuable resource in returning children to a safe, nurturing home. When people apply to become foster parents for CAF: 

  • They receive pre-service training that includes information on children's developmental abilities by age as well as how to deal with issues that foster children have such as loss and grief, sex abuse, and drug addicted parents.

  • A home study is done which includes interviews, reference and medical checks, criminal records checks, and a child safety home inspection.

  • Foster parents are required to complete 10 hours of training in foster care issues each year.

  • Support groups for foster parents are often available to help them learn what other foster parents are doing and keep current on issues in foster parenting as they arise.

Special Rate Foster Care

Special Rate Foster Care allows CAF to pay foster parents at a higher rate to reimburse them for children who have special expenses or needs.

Family Shelter Care

Family Shelter Care is utilized for emergency placements of children who are in need of protection.

Relative Foster Care

Relative foster care is 24-hour care provided by the child's relatives in the relative's home. Relative foster care families are valuable resources for children. CAF is firmly committed to advocating for and implementing a stronger partnership with extended family to better serve the needs of children who come to the attention of child welfare.

Relative foster care can be a paid placement or a non-paid placement, depending on the eligibility of the child for federal Title IV-E foster care funding.

Independent Living Program

The DHS child welfare Independent Living Program (ILP) is designed to assist youths who are or were in foster care to become independent adults.
 
Page updated: September 21, 2007

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