The Family Care Network currently operates five Therapeutic Foster Care programs; all of which are designed to be solution-focused, strength-based, needs-driven, community-centered and culturally competent, utilizing “Best Practices” and “Wraparound” elements. Agency foster parents are specially trained to provide the best possible care for children/youth with high needs. The agency’s foster care programs not only assist the children/youth being served, but they are also designed to continually provide foster parents with excellent support, compensation, training and agency accountability.
Foster Care Facts:
According to state figures, as of July 1, 2007 there were 650 children placed in foster care in Santa Barbara County and 461 placed in San Luis Obispo County—that’s a 16% increase in foster care placements from the previous year.
The Family Care Network serves, on average, over 125 foster placements in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties on a monthly basis.
Currently, the agency has 29 certified foster homes in Santa Barbara County and 18 in San Luis Obispo County; however, neither county has enough homes to serve the ever increasing rise of children/youth needing therapeutic foster care.
The agency is currently in need of more therapeutic foster homes, especially in Santa Barbara County.
Therapeutic Foster Care
In the agency’s 20+ year history it has taken a leading role in developing and implementing therapeutic foster care services to children and youth needing out-of-home care.
Since the agency’s inception in 1987, the agency has served over 2,200 children in Therapeutic Foster Care with 87% of all program days purchased having a successful outcome.
The agency understands the importance of providing foster children stable, nurturing and loving homes as a short-term intervention until they can be safely reunited with their biological family or transitioned into a permanent placement.
Why Foster Parent with the Family Care Network?
We provide considerable specialized foster parent training, designed to equip parents with the skills and resources necessary to be effective, “professional” parents, who play a critical role in the health and success of each foster child.
We provide highly specialized therapeutic foster care programs anchored by quality, skilled parents and staff which routinely achieve outstanding outcomes.
We have clinically trained staff to assist you and your foster children 24/7.
Foster parents are given “voice, choice and preference” in the placement, planning and service delivery process. Our foster parents are treated as equal partners in the treatment process of the children we serve.
Our foster care programs are built on “Best Practices” and “Wraparound” elements, being solution-focused, strength-based, needs-driven, community-centered and culturally competent.
We have unique and close working relationships with the county placement agencies and other community-based organizations.
The agency uses a “team-based”, fully participatory service delivery model.
Tutors, Mentors and Interns are available to assist our foster parents with their care of foster children.
The Family Care Network provides excellent foster parent supports, including: emotional and physical resources for your family.
Benefits to Becoming a Foster Parent
Receive excellent training, including but not limited to: CPR/First Aid, Relationship Enhancement Training, behavioral management, crisis intervention, etc.
Receive tax-exempt monetary compensation based on the type of foster care you provide.
Receive respite and 24/7 support from professional staff.
More information about foster care and becoming a foster parent with the Family Care Network can be found by clicking the links below:
