The First Home Care Therapeutic Foster Care Program ensures that children are placed with families who meet the following requirements in order provide the best possible environment:

• The average age of children and adolescents served in Therapeutic Foster Care is 3 to 17, with the greatest anticipated need being for those ages 10 to 17.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents must be at least 21 years of age.

• At least one parent must speak the same language as the child.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents must have access to reliable transportation.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents must complete 24 hours of pre-service training. Additional training is available.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents must undergo a Child Protective Services (CPS) and a State Police Background check.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents must agree not use corporal punishment with children in their care and adhere to the agency’s policies regarding the use of punishment.

• The total number of children residing in a foster home requiring therapeutic foster care shall not exceed three. The total number of children residing in the home shall not exceed six including the foster parent’s own children.

• Foster parents must have sufficient income to ensure their stability and security of their own family without relying on board payments.

• Therapeutic Foster Homes must have adequate space to provide children with their own bed and personal space.

• A health history must be provided on each member of the household including a physical, mental health and other treatments, which may impair ability to care for children.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents may not be cohabitating with a member of the opposite sex without a marriage certificate.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents will be provided 24-hour on-call support.

• Therapeutic Foster Parents will be provided a tax-free income stipend per month, per child/youth.

For more information, please contact the Senior Parent Trainer at (757) 966-1865.  

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Therapeutic Foster Parent opportunities in the following areas:

• Eastern Shore of Va.

• Hampton Roads/Tidewater

• New Jersey

• Northern Virginia

• Philadelphia, Penn.

• Richmond, Va.

• Roanoke, Va.

• Washington DC/Maryland