The Foster Care Center of Excellence
Navigating the foster care system can feel overwhelming, but you’re not alone. Our site offers comprehensive foster care resources tailored to foster parents and kinship caregivers. From parenting guides to legal support and local services, we connect you with tools to help children and youth in your care thrive.
The following resources include access to support groups, counseling services, respite care, educational assistance, and local programs that provide essentials like clothing, food, and school supplies. These resources help strengthen families and ensure children receive stable, nurturing support.
Foster parent-specific resources include training programs, licensing support, financial assistance, and access to trauma-informed care guidance tailored to the unique needs of children in foster or kinship care. These tools help foster parents provide safe, stable, and supportive homes for the youth they care for.
Use this form to document medical, dental, vision, hearing and behavioral health (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment (CANS)) appointments.
Packets included for newborns, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 24 months, 30 months, 3-6 years, 7-9 years, 10-12, years, 13-20 years
We welcome feedback from our patients at Wellness 360. If you recently visited us, please take a couple of minutes to answer a brief survey about your experience.
If you are an adolescent — or a young adult who has aged out of foster care — these resources can show you how to access health care, enroll in college, and much more.