Fostering Connections is a program of Adoption Connection, PA. At ACPA, our primary concern is the wellbeing of every child we work with. Our Fostering Connections program seeks to connect resource families and families of origin, so that they can work together toward the best possible outcome for the child. In Fostering Connections, birth parents and foster parents are partners in the welfare of the child, supporting, communicating, and collaborating with one another. The goal of this program is to surround each child with an array of loving adults who can support them, no matter what the outcome of the placement is.
Every child deserves at least one caring adult who absolutely adores them, but for the 400,000 children in foster care in the United States, that is not always the case. By sharing your life, family, and your home with an abused and/or neglected child or teen, you can truly change the course of their lives. By becoming a foster parent, you can help demonstrate healthy family structures to both the child in your care and their family. Freely given love and support can teach them to trust and help to rebuild the brokenness of their heart. You can teach them to love others and themselves.
Licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and an affiliate of the Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN), Fostering Connections is designed to help foster children, their families, and resource families to navigate the often confusing and emotional journey of foster care. If you are considering fostering or fostering to adopt, let ACPA’s Fostering Connections program assist you. There are thousands of children who need a family to commit to them unconditionally. Let ACPA provide you with insight, advocacy, and support as you choose to transform the life of a child.
Services that are available through Fostering Connections include:
- Family Training & Support
- Foster Family Certification
- Concurrent Planning
- Case Management
- Advocacy
- Family Profile (approval document)
- Support Groups
- Court Appearances
Becoming a foster parent may be easier than you think! Some eligibility requirements to be a foster parent include:
- At least 21 years of age
- Good financial standing
- Pass background and clearances (Criminal, Child Abuse, FBI)
- Approval document
To start the process of becoming a foster parent:
- Complete a FREE orientation with the Executive Director
- Complete an application
- Complete the necessary paperwork – includes FBI, PA State Criminal and Child Abuse clearances, references, financial statement, employment verification, Home Safety questionnaire, Physical Exam (good health and free from communicable disease), Personal health history, 12 page biographical questionnaire which helps us get to know the family better –questions address education, work history, marriage, interaction with children, family dynamics, Birth certificates, Marriage license, Driver’s license, Car and home owners insurance
- Complete required training
If you are interested in learning more about fostering or fostering to adopt, please complete the form below or reach out to us at 724.371.0671
Someone will get back to you as soon as possible to schedule an orientation and/or answer any questions you may have!
