Are you interested in becoming a foster parent?
How to Become a Foster Parent
Our agency’s goal is to give every child a home that will fit their unique needs. For this, we need a variety of parents. FCS works hard to count people in, not out, as foster parents! To learn more, call us today!
Orientation
Step 1
You call us and we set up a meeting to discuss FCS, our policies, and how we best fit together to match your family’s fostering expectations.
Application
Step 2
You’re given an application at the end of orientation. Once received, the staff will look over the application, call with any questions, and follow up with references.
Training
Step 3
Parent’s Resource for Information, Development and Education (PRIDE) training program through FCS. This is a 27 hour training, with scheduling based on your needs.
Home Study
Step 4
Our staff will reach out to schedule your home study, where we come to your home at least three times to interview you, your family, and verify that your house is up to regulation.
Approval
Step 5
Our staff will reach out to schedule your home study, where we come to your home at least three times to interview you, your family, and verify that your house is up to regulation.
Children placed in
foster homes in 2020.
foster homes in 2020.
Foster families in 2020.
Returned to their
birth family in 2020.
birth family in 2020.
Children adopted in 2020.
Latest News
FCS is proud of our agency’s wealth of resources and our supportive team and office culture! Check out our blog to see all of our latest updates.
Siblings in Foster Care
Siblings in Foster Care If you have siblings, think about all of the memories you share with them from when you were younger. Watching cartoons, walking to the bus stop,
Building Resilience for Children in Your Care
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from difficulties; whether that’s getting sick, experiencing grief, losing friends, failing tests, etc. For foster children, this includes bigger changes, such as adjusting