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

Temporary care arranged for children who cannot be in their own homes and who have been placed in foster care by the court.

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

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. Foster Care services are available only at the Verona Office: (540) 245-5800

Temporary care arranged for children who cannot be in their own homes and who have been placed in foster care by the court.

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.

Foster care services offer temporary placement of a child with a substitute caregiver. Returning the child home is the first goal, followed by relative care and adoption. This agency provides training to adults who are interested in becoming approved foster parents.

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; *Opportunity for a permanent living situation.

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.

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.

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

A temporary living arrangement providing parenting for children who cannot stay in their homes because of abuse, neglect or other family problems.

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.

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.

Foster Care Services: 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. Placement Services: This involves placing a child with a foster family, group home, residential children's facility or an independent living arrangement. Teaching Independent Living Skills: Services are designed to help foster kids ages 14 through 21 to develop the skills necessary to transition from foster care to self-sufficiency. Personal development skills such as self esteem, communication skills, decision making, conflict resolution and anger management are emphasized. Physical or Mental Health Treatment: This service often includes help with substance abuse, depression, socialization,ADHD, nutritional deficiency, pregnancy, and physical disabilities. Mentoring: *Providing good role models for parents; *Role modeling such as Big Brother/Big Sister programs; *Tutoring. Opportunity for a Permanent Living Situation: Involves fostering relationships between children and relatives or previous caregivers. For older youth leaving care this might include helping find an apartment or a roommate.

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.

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.

Provides services, substitute care, and supervision for a child on a 24hr 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.

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.

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.

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 determined 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. This involves placing a child with a foster family, group home, residential children's facility or an independent living arrangement. Services are designed to help foster kids ages 14 through 21 to develop the skills necessary to transition from foster care to self sufficiency. Personal development skills such as self esteem, communication skills, decision making, conflict resolution, and anger management are emphasized. Physical or mental health treatment services often includes help with: *Substance abuse; *Depression; *Socialization; *Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; *Nutritional deficiency; *Pregnancy; *Physical disabilities. Mentoring: *Providing good role models for parents; *Role modeling such as Big Brother/Big Sister programs; *Tutoring. Opportunity for a Permanent Living Situation: This involves fostering relationships between children and relatives or previous caregivers. For older youth leaving care this might include helping find an apartment or a roommate.

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.

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.