Foster Parent Program

Open your home and your heart, become a foster parent!

Every child deserves to be a part of a healthy and supportive family. The children we serve as part of our Foster Care Program are in State Custody due to abuse, neglect, unruly, or delinquent behaviors.

We are seeking foster parents who can not only provide a safe and stable place to live but commit to nurture, teach, and strengthen the children and /or youth in their home while we find them a permanent home through reunification, kinship care, or adoption.

Our Foster Parents:

· Are patient, flexible, loving, and nurturing.

· Work as part of a team along with the Case Manager, DCS, and birth parents to ensure the child’s needs are being met.

· Transport children to appointments, court hearings, and visits with family.

· Are able to help meet a child’s basic emotional, medical, and educational needs

Who are the children in our foster care program?

· Children age birth to 18, though we primarily serve ages 10-17

· Children that have been removed from the custody of their parents or caregiver due to neglect, abuse, abandonment, unruliness, and/or delinquency and placed with the Department of Children’s Services

· Sibling groups of all ages

· Children of all races coming from different backgrounds and experiences

· Some may have special medical, emotional, or behavioral needs

Requirements to be a foster parent include:

· You must be at least 25 years old

· You must be financially able to meet the needs of yourself and your family (without public assistance)

· You must be able to pass background checks

· You must complete pre-service training

· Complete a home study conducted by our agency

· Be a resident of Tennessee

We provide:

· 24/7 on-call emergency support for foster parents

· Agency Case Manager assigned to each child in your home

· Ongoing training

Counties we primarily serve include:

Hamilton, Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie.

For more information, please contact:

Jennifer Davis, Resource Home Recruiter/Trainer

423-693-2580

jldavis@ch-cs.org