Reunification of the family by correcting problems that ultimately led to the Foster Care placement. This involves working with the natural family, the child, the foster family, the court, and various community resources. The Child Welfare Unit is responsible for the recruitment, approval, and re-evaluation of foster care homes. A volunteer Foster Care program is offered to families in need of respite care for their children.

Ideally, at risk children should remain with their actual families whenever possible. Although foster care services offered by the state of Virginia make every effort to keep them together, it isn't always possible. Once it is determimed that a child must leave the family unit and go into foster care, a host of other services becomes available to them, which are designed to promote child safety and well-being within a nurturing, family environment. Available services include: placement services, teaching independent living skills, physical and mental health treatment, mentoring and the opportunity for a permanent living situation, including transition services.

Provides services, substitute care, and supervision for a child on a 24-hour basis until the child can return to his or her family or be placed in an adoptive home or another permanent foster care placement. Local departments of social services provide training for foster parents. The training is designed to help foster parents understand and manage the needs of children in their care.

Provides services, substitute care and supervision for a child on a 24-hour basis until the child can return to his or her family or be placed in an adoptive home or another permanent foster care placement. Local departments of social services provide training for foster parents. The training is designed to help foster parents understand and manage the needs of children in their care.

Provides services, substitute care, and supervision for a child on a 24-hour basis until the child can return to his or her family or be placed in an adoptive home or another permanent foster care placement. Local departments of social services provide training for foster parents. The training is designed to help foster parents understand and manage the needs of children in their care.

Temporary care is arranged for Gloucester children who cannot be in their own homes, generally as a result of parental abuse or neglect.

Provides services, substitute care, and supervision for a child on a 24-hour basis until the child can return to his or her family or be placed in an adoptive home or another permanent situation. Local departments of social services provide training for foster parents. The training is designed to help foster parents understand and manage the needs of children in their care. For more information on becoming a foster, adoptive, resource or kinship parent, please contact your local department of social services or call (888)VDSS-2DA or (888)837-7232.

Working with the courts, places children in the legal custody of Family Services in approved foster homes, group homes and residential facilities. Provides services to help child return home safely to their parents. Accepts referrals from the courts, families, and child protective services.

Responsible for providing 24 hour care for youth ordered into our custody, providing services to family members which promote the child's return to the birth family, providing custody studies, home family assessments, and ensuring parental rights are legally terminated if the child is adopted.

Provides temporary safety in a foster home environment for children who have been abused/neglected/abandoned in order to provide sufficient time to work with and re-unite these children with their families or to provide therapeutic care for the children.

A short term and long term residential program for children. Admissions are decided on a case by case basis. Considers the appropriateness of each child by looking at their needs and availability of space in the cottages.

Foster care is intended to be a temporary rather than a long-term solution for children who have been removed from their birth family homes for reasons of neglect, abuse, abandonment, or other issues endangering their health and/or safety. Every effort is made to help the child remain with his or her family, however, when a child comes into foster care they are most often placed in a foster home. The foster family works as a team with the local department of social services, the biological family, the child (when applicable) and any additional community partners.

Foster care provides temporary care of children who can no longer remain in their home due to difficulties in the family situation. Services also include counseling, training, and other support services to help stabilize the family while working to return the child home.

Foster care is the provision of substitute family living for children on a 24-hour basis. Foster care is provided only after all reasonable efforts to maintain the child's family unit have been made.

The Virginia Department of Social Services Foster Care Program provides homes and foster parents for children who are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect, or other family circumstances that prevent children from remaining in their homes.

Temporary care is arranged for children who cannot be in their own homes and who have been placed in foster care by the court and/or non-custodial foster care.

Foster parents are people (single or married; employed inside or outside the home) who open their homes to a child or children and are committed to meet the individual needs of the child or children. Foster parents work in partnership with the child, the agency and the birth parents to help in resolving problems and reuniting the family whenever possible. Adults, over the age of 18, may become foster parents. To become a foster parent, please visit the agency and a social worker can provide you with information. You may also visit the foster care page for details.

Ideally, at-risk children should remain with their actual families whenever possible. Although foster care services offered by the state of Virginia make every effort to keep them together, it is not always possible. Once it is determimed that a child must leave the family unit and go into foster care, a host of other services becomes available to them, which are designed to promote child safety and well-being within a nurturing, family environment. Services offered include: placement services * teaching independent living skills * physical or mental health treatment * mentoring * and, opportunities for a permanent living situation.

Ideally, at-risk children should remain with their actual families whenever possible. Although foster care services offered by the state of Virginia make every effort to keep them together, it is not always possible. Once it is determimed that a child must leave the family unit and go into foster care, a host of other services becomes available to them, which are designed to promote child safety and well-being within a nurturing, family environment. Foster Care services include: placement services * teaching independent living skills * physical or mental health treatment * mentoring, and * opportunities for permanent living situations.

Temporary care for children who cannot remain safely in their homes.

Provides a loving, nurturing home for children who are homeless or in a family crisis

Foster Care Program provides homes and compassionate foster parents for children who are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect, or other family circumstances that prevent children from remaining in their homes.

The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program provides comprehensive foster care services to refugee minors who enter the U.S. without parents or other adult relatives to care for them. The program also serves unaccompanied children in federal custody. Provides foster care to refugee minors who have fled their home because of war or persecution due to their race, religion or political affiliation. Referrals for children received from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Foster Care manages the provision of services and treatment to a child who is in the legal custody of the Department due to abuse/neglect or the need for services. To be placed in foster care, the child must have been placed in the Department's custody by a Virginia court. Services are provided to the child and to the family to prevent further need for foster placement, and to achieve permanency.

Temporary care is arranged for children who cannot be in their own homes.