Child Welfare
Foster care provides a safe, loving, and supportive home for children who are unable to live with their parents. Children in foster care come from all ethnic groups and range from birth to 21 years old.
Foster parents are:
Most importantly, foster parents care about helping children who need a home and support. Because the service our foster parents provide is so essential to the well-being of our children, we carefully screen every prospective foster parent.
We offer two meaningful ways to support children and families, each with a distinct focus and commitment:
Both routes have the same eligibility criteria and certification process. Learn more below!
Child Welfare
Our foster parents provide homes and support to children of all ages and needs. We especially look for foster parents interested in fostering teenagers, children with disabilities, sets of siblings, and youth from the LGBTQ community. Foster parents are expected to take care of children for an indefinite length of time – it could be a short-term or long-term placement, depending on the child’s age, the process of reunification with their biological families, and other factors.
As a foster parent with The New York Foundling, you receive:
Attend a Foster Parent Orientation
Click here for information on upcoming virtual sessions.
Create a New York Foundling Binti Account
Sign up here to request additional information, access online forms, and begin your Foster Parent Application.
Call our Foster Parent Recruitment Helpline
888-847-2838
Email Us
FosterParentSupport@NYFoundling.org
Child Welfare
Our respite caregivers work within our Family Respite Care program to provide short-term care and intervention for older children struggling with behavioral issues. Respite Caregivers make their homes available to young people ages 7-17, for a short-term period (0-30 days) while the child and their family undergo intensive treatment to resolve immediate issues.
When a child is in the home, respite caregivers are responsible for day-to-day caretaking, school attendance, transportation, ensuring that they attend all necessary appointments, and help facilitate GenPTMO evidence-based treatment in the home.
As a respite caregiver with The New York Foundling, you receive:
Email Us
FamilyRespite@NYFoundling.org
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Open your home to a child in need of love, support and stability. Click here to get started on completing the New York City Foster Parent Application Form.
To learn more about becoming a foster parent, call 888-847-2838 or email us at foster.parentsupport@nyfoundling.org