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Foster Care
Houston 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. Come join our family and see for yourself!
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 two types of family
settings we can provide:
- 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 child with his or her 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.
Here are steps to becoming a Spaulding for Children foster parent:
- Complete the Pre-Screening Application to see if you meet the basic requirements.
- Attend an orientation meeting.
- Complete
a detailed application with references and very specific information
about the home in which foster children would be living in.
- Complete PRIDE class.
- 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
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