Brevard Family Partnership manages foster care and adoption services for youth who have been removed from their homes. We provide support for relative (Kinship Care) and non relative caregivers, as well as foster and adoptive parents.
Each year, hundreds of children are removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment or neglect. These children represent all races and ethnicities and range in age from birth to 17. Their personalities are as different as the grains of sand on the beach and each as beautiful! While most of these children will return home to their parents, many still will become available for adoption.
Typically, children in foster care reside in foster homes. However, in some cases, the child or children will live in a group home setting. The benefit of a foster home is the security and comfort of a family setting.
Prospective Foster Parent Information Sessions
If you have ever considered or are interested in becoming a foster parent, please join us for a Prospective Foster Parent Informational Session, held on the first Tuesday of every month from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This meeting is held at our Central Care Center - 4050 Riomar Drive, Suite 120, in Rockledge. CLICK HERE for a map and directions.
If you have any questions please call (321) 752-4650. Pre-registration is not required.
What are the requirements for being a foster parent?
There are a few requirements that each foster parent must meet:
- Foster parents must be at least 21 years of age and in good physical and mental health;
- They must be able to support themselves financially;
- They must be willing to assist and support the foster children's contact with their natural parents;They assist in reuniting them with their families or prepare them for permanent homes through adoption; and
- Children are placed in foster homes by matching their needs with the foster parent's or families' situations or requirements.
What types of children are in foster care?
Children of all ages, origins, ethnicity and backgrounds are waiting to be fostered.
Does it cost a lot of money to be a foster parent?
There is a minimal financial cost in being a foster parent:
- The foster parents receive a monthly stipend to care for the child;
- The child or children are totally covered for medical and dental services; and
- Financial help with recreational and educational activities is available.
What types of people are foster parents?
Men, Women, Single, Married, Home Owners, Renters...Everyday people just like you are fostering children.
Will the foster care process take a long time?
The length of time will vary, depending on the procedures involved in each situation.
The process usually includes:
- Attending an informational meeting, and completing an application;
- Attending a conveniently scheduled 10-week training program (MAPP – Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting); and
- Participating in a home study.
What is a 'home study'?
A home study is the synopsis of the information compiled on the prospective foster parent, including but not limited to: references, background check, health screening, and brief biography of the family history.