Types of Foster Families

Child: Provides a temporary, nurturing environment for children unable to live with their legal families, ensuring their growth and stability.

Mother/Child: Supports mothers and their children, emphasizing independent living and parenting skills.

Transitional: Offers a supportive and nurturing living environment for youth aged 14 and older, while providing teaching, mentoring, and life skills development in preparation for transitioning from foster care to independent living.

Medical: Provides children with special medical needs placements in homes where foster families have medical experience or receive specific training to meet these needs.

Intensive: Designed to provide a higher level  of support and care for children with complex emotional, behavioral, or medical needs.