Foster Care Program

The Foster Care Program provides care for abused and neglected children from 0 to 18 years of age. Foster parents are an integral part of the La Paloma continuum of services. Parents and staff will work together as equal partners to help our kids build successful and productive lives. Foster parents can provide the following types of care:

• Regular Foster Care
• Respite Care
• Foster to Adopt
• Kinship Care

La Paloma recruits families, facilitates the initial licensure process, and provides on-going support to licensed homes. La Paloma licensed foster homes will be offered respite care, foster parent support group, support groups for teenage foster children, advance training opportunities, in-home services, as well as consultations by a licensed psychiatrist, psychologist, and behavioral health counselor. Every family will be assigned to a caring, foster care licensing specialist, available to them for support, guidance, and advocacy.

General requirements for foster care:

• Must be 21 years of age
• Can be married, single, divorce, partnered or cohabitating
• Must have sufficient income to meet your family’s need without help from foster care reimbursement.
• Must pass a criminal background check that includes fingerprinting and CPS records check.
• Must attend a 30-hour pre-service training.
• Must pass DHS home inspection.
• Must have access to transportation.
• Must have appropriate bedroom, bed and place for a child to store their personal belongings, children may share a bedroom.

For more information, please contact Selma Roca, Foster Care Director, at (520)750-9667, ext: 209 or via email at:selma@lapalomakids.org