|  At
Spaulding for Children we take pride in the services and support
that we provide our parents and children. We feel that foster parenting
is one of the most challenging and, yet, most rewarding experiences
one can encounter in life. Begin the experience, and come join our
family!
The
children we serve are in the custody of the State of Texas because
of abuse or neglect. The ultimate outcome of their respective cases
could be adoption, reuniting with their birth families or remaining
in foster care until they turn 18. The following are the three types
of familes we offer:
 Temporary
Safe-Haven Foster Families care for children who have recently been
removed from their home due to abuse or neglect. The State of Texas
works toward the goal of reuniting the birth family.
Foster-to-Adopt
Families care for children who have the potential to be adopted
by their foster parents when their birth parents' rights have been
terminated.
Lifelong
Foster Families' children remain with their foster parents until
they are 18 years old. This program provides permanent families
for children who are not available for adoption due to legal factors
or other reasons. It is the first and only program of its kind in
the Houston area, developed in collaboration with Casey Family Programs.
Becoming a Spaulding for Children foster
parent:
1. Complete the Pre-Screening
Application to see if you meet our basic requirements.
2. Attend an orientation meeting.
3. Complete a detailed application
with references and very specific information about the home in
which foster children will be living.
4. Complete PRIDE
class.
5. Complete a Home
Study with Spaulding for Children's clinical staff.
Once you have children placed with you, you will receive support
from the Spaulding for Children staff in the form of telephone and
home visits, a monthly Potluck Support Group dinner, a monthly Heart2Heart
foster parent newsletter and access to on-going
training. |
Homestudy
