Fostering Families - Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties
Right now in Central Florida, close to 1700 children are not able to live at home or sleep in their own beds. Physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, drug and alcohol problems, and sexual abuse are just some of the reasons a child may end up in foster care. Some will live with a relative or non-relative caregiver and others will live with a foster family. Unfortunately, there is always a need for nurturing and willing families in our community to care for them. Without an adequate number of families, children are often placed out of the county, and at times, separated from their siblings due to the lack of available foster homes.
Children in foster care are:
Ages birth through 17
Traumatized by their experiences prior to, and as a result of, removal
Often part of a sibling group needing placement together
Physically, mentally, or emotionally challenged
Capable, loveable, worthwhile and able to heal and thrive!
Children must feel secure and have their basic needs met in order to live healthy lives and seek true healing. Children should be placed into foster homes within their county and communities, where they will receive the nurturing, security, and family roots that all children need and deserve. Foster care is intended to be a temporary living arrangement for children who have been removed from their parents due to abuse/neglect or the imminent risk thereof. Foster parents provide a nurturing environment where children can heal while their birth families receive services to help them resolve uses and become a safer, stronger family. The goal of foster care is to reunify children with their families, and foster parents play a critical role in helping not only the children, but also mentoring families so they can become better parents.
For more information on becoming a foster parent in orange, seminole or Osceola Counties,
call (321) 441-8653 or (321) 441-8607 click here to send us an email.
For information on Fostering Families Hillsborough County, click here.
To view our foster parent frequently asked questions, click here.
