Foster Family Program

St. Catherine's has an immediate need for foster parents.
Call 453-6735 today to learn more.
 

St. Catherine's Center for Children offers therapeutic foster care. What is therapeutic foster care? It is temporary care for children who have emotional and behavioral needs that may be treated in a home setting by specially trained foster parents. 

About our children

The children in therapeutic foster care represent all ethnic groups and ages (ranging from pre-school to adolescence). They have emotional, behavioral, or developmental needs that require special skills and strengths from trained foster parents.

They need a consistent, predictable, and nurturing home environment to help them cope and grow. 

• Wants to make a difference in a child's life
• Is flexible and capable of handling stressful situations
• Is working or is a stay-at-home parent
• Can work as a member of a team that consists of families, social workers, and other professionals
• Can help prepare a child for a return to his or her birth family, or prepare the child for adoption
• May become an adoptive parent

• Are at least 21 years old
• Are residing in a stable home environment
• Have sufficient income to meet your own family's needs
• Are in good health
• Can make room in your home and heart for children who need safe, temporary care

How can I become a foster parent?

• Attend an orientation session

• Complete an application process

• Provide personal references and current medical reports

• Attend our pre-certification training classes

• Participate in a home study

How will St. Catherine's Center for Children help me?

• Provide foster parent support training and monthly paid respite

• Provide 24-hour emergency services

• Provide support and services for the child in care

• Provide financial and medical support to meet the needs of the child

Service Location:       40 North Main Avenue