Change a Lifetime                       

  

Did you know in Denver County alone, there are hundreds of kids in need of a foster family?

 

Denver County has seen a decline in the number of  licensed  foster homes and an increase in the number of children needing  foster care.

 

Children in foster care need safe, stable and nurturing environments to live in until they can safely  unite with their parents or establish other lifelong family relationships.

 

 
  What Is Fostering?

Foster families are families who are willing to commit to caring for, loving and nurturing children for a short time. These families provide emergency care to children whose parents cannot currently care for them. Foster families provide temporary care, until children can be safely reunified with their parents, or until an alternative plan for permanency can be enacted.

All kinds of families can care for our children. Foster parents come from backgrounds as diverse as the children they care for. Some are married; some single; some own a home; some rent; some have children; some are grandparents. The characteristics these parents all have in common are their love for children, an ability to commit to challenges and a desire to make a difference in children’s lives. You can apply for different license levels which will allow you to provide various types of care. These options include emergency care, respite, interim, group family, special needs and permanent. Regardless of the services you choose to offer, we need people who will be committed to helping the children— no matter what their circumstances may be.

  Who Are The Children?

 

Children who need foster families come from all racial and ethnic backgrounds and range in age from infants to teens. They may need short-term foster parents to help them and their families while they are going through some difficult times.

 

   How Do I Get Started?

Information Meetings are held Eight times a month in Eight different Denver locations