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What is Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC)?

Therapeutic Foster Care is a specialized program with licensed and certified homes to care for children with physical, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Therapeutic Foster Care is an intensive mental health service provided to a child in a family setting utilizing specially trained foster parents.

Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) has greater emotional and/or behavioral needs, which require more intensive foster parent training to employ strategies specific to traumatized youth, as well as increased staff support to help kids heal and thrive. The Foster Care staff provides training, support, and resources to each family throughout the fostering process.

Why Become a Therapeutic Foster Parent?

  • You are constructively involved in the lives of children who need a stable, loving home environment.
  • You receive initial and ongoing training for this rewarding challenge.
  • You make a difference for children who have nowhere else to go, allowing them to grow and learn under your guidance.
  • You receive continued agency support, additional training, and emergency access to the program’s professional staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
  • You receive 12 days of Respite Care each year.
  • Special TFC daily compensation rate per child. All payments to Therapeutic Foster Parents are nontaxable income.

If you are ready to make a meaningful, rewarding impact in the life of a child or for additional information about becoming a Therapeutic Foster Home, call (850-522-4485), ext. 1418, and our program staff will be glad to explain the program to you in detail and answer any questions you may have.

Help is Available Now

We’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide a no-cost mental health assessment for you or your loved one. Call us at 850-522-4485 or visit our facility to get started. For questions about our programs, call us.

In the case of a medical emergency or crisis, please dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

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