Foster care is a selfless act. You sacrifice your own priorities to put a child in need first. These children are not your average-joe children either. These children have faced troubles that no child should face and are now in need of some love and care. Foster families add value to the lives of these children.
Foster care…
Provides Safety
As we just said above, the children in need of foster care are often faced with unsightly troubles and are in need of safekeeping. A foster home is one of safety and security. This includes both the security of material goods and safety of the child itself. There should be no threat of violence in a foster care home.
Encourages Growth
Foster parents are aware of the needs a child must have in order to succeed. Foster families are able to provide resources that support children in education, health, and well-being which are three pillars for a successful upbringing. An encouraging environment can change everything.
Improves the Community
By caring for children in need, foster families improve the community. The children are the community’s future, and by fostering these troubled children, the community benefits in the future. Not to mention that some cases of foster care can remove children from the streets.
Carries Baggage
Children are not born into foster care families. In nearly every foster care situation, children come with their own stories and troubles that the families must be willing to help carry. It’s not about foster families ignoring these troubles, but rather helping the child move forward through accepting the past and seeking a brighter future.
Saves The Day
In some terrible situations, foster care saves the day through emergency services. Foster families can sign up as an emergency support which means that at any time of the day a child may be placed with this foster family for safekeeping. This is especially important for severely troubled families that risk the safety of the child. These foster families are truly superheroes coming to save the day.
Nurtures Children
More than anything a foster family is most loved for nurturing these children. All children need is love and support, and foster families are able to provide that care for these children. This is the most valuable treat a foster family can provide to a child in foster care.
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The mission of Family Care for Children & Youth, Inc. is to be the best social service agency committed to providing an excellent standard of care and culturally competent services while communicating compassion, empathy, and hope for the future.
OUR HAPPY FAMILIES SAY IT ALL
Check out our success stories below
"THEY CARE ABOUT THE CHILDREN AND ARE VERY THOROUGH"
My husband and I always tell people that talk to us about wanting to foster or adopt about our agency. We enjoy working with this agency because the staff not only care about the careful placement of a child but also about us as a family. Our agency is available and quick to respond to us whether we have an emergency or just a question. They care about the children and are very thorough to ensure the children and the foster family are getting what they need.
Alice Cedrone
"WE ENJOY GIVING BACK"
Fostering is very positive experience not only for ourselves but also for the child’s well-being. We enjoy giving back. Providing a loving, nurturing home to a child gives the child an opportunity to have a normal childhood as possible.
Millie Flores
"WE WOULD RECOMMEND FCCY"
Picking FCCY to work with has been the best thing my husband and I could have done. We have had only positive experiences with this agency. The case managers are so good and give you total support as a foster parent. We would recommend FCCY to others looking into foster care.
P. Kyler