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Foster Care

Become a Foster Parent

NWF Health Network directly oversees the placement of children in foster and adoptive homes.  It is our goal to recruit, license, and support quality foster parents who are trauma-competent, trained, and well-equipped to serve all of our children.

We train, equip, and support our families caring for children in foster care in our community.  We would love for you to become a valued part of our team!

Learn more about becoming a foster parent today!

Steps to Becoming a Foster Family

  1. Come to an information session or reach out with any questions you have.
  2. Attend a QPT foster family training and licensing class.
  3. Complete a background check, fingerprinting, and home safety requirements.
  4. Participate in a minimum of two home visits to complete a home study.
  5. Change a child’s life forever.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can be a foster parent?
You can be single or married; rent or own; have biological children or no children; work from home or have a full-time job outside of the home.

Won’t I get too attached?
It’s hard to love a child and let them go, but that sadness is coupled with the joy of knowing the role you played in the child being reunited with their family. Many foster families maintain relationships with biological families after the child returns home.

How long do children stay with you?
Foster care is, by nature, temporary.  It might be a few days, a few weeks, or months.

Where do the kids come from?
Most of the children and families we serve come from our local communities.

Regional Contacts

Please contact NWF Health Network staff in your county for more information about becoming a foster parent.

NWF Health Network directly oversees the placement of children in foster homes that provide care specific to the child’s needs. It is our goal to recruit, license, and support quality foster parents to serve all of our children.

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Our Foster Family Support team maintains a calendar of all foster and adoptive parent training classes, community outreach and recruitment events, and foster family appreciation events in our community.

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Documents, forms, and resources for foster parents including training and visitation logs, resource request forms, and transition planning documents.