Permanency Planning Foster Care Program

433 Minor Avenue N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 694-5713 • E-Mail

• North Puget Sound Office
• About Permanency Planning
• The Basics
• Services for Foster Children
• Services for Foster Parents

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OUR PHILOSOPHY Every child has the right to a secure, loving, permanent family. OUR GOAL To avoid the harmful effects suffered by young children in prolonged foster care with multiple moves. OUR STRATEGY To provide family reunification services that actively involve the birth parents in planning and decision making for their children. We recruit foster families that can become adoptive families when necessary.

SERVICES FOR FOSTER PARENTS

Foster Parents receive the following training and support:

• Group and individual preparation and training for Permanency Planning
• Foster Parent Support Group
• Permanency Planning Newsletter
• Parenting training or referral
• Information and referral to community resources
• Ongoing counseling and support

Who Can be a Foster Parent?
Anyone of legal age, who lives in King or Snohomish County and who is in good enough health to raise a child.

What Benefits are There in Becoming a Permanency Planning Foster Parent?
As a Permanency Planning Foster Parent, you are able to:

• Have a child in your home who may someday be your legally adopted child.
• Know that you are providing nurturing, security and stability for a child in need.
• Be an integral part of helping birth parents make responsible choices about their children.
• Be a part of a program which works to stop the abuse and neglect of children.
• Have fewer eligibility requirements placed upon you than in traditional infant adoption programs.

What Services does Lutheran Community Services offer to Support Foster Parents Through the Process?

You can:

• Receive support from families in situations similar to your own.
• Receive parenting training and referral to community resources.
• Receive ongoing support from experienced LCS staff with low case loads and time for you.
• Attend monthly support group meetings for Foster Parents, with child care provided.

What procedure do I follow in order to become a Permanency Planning Foster Parent?
The first step in becoming a Permanency Planning Foster Parent is to attend an orientation meeting.These meetings are held monthly. Call Lutheran Community Services at (206) 694-5713 to attend an orientation.

Following the orientation a personal interview with a Permanency Planning social worker will take place. Individuals and families who continue beyond this point participate in a preparation group followed by individual interviews with an assigned social worker. When you and your social worker decide that you are ready to have a child placed, you are licensed and matched with a child.

You can complete the entire process as quickly or as slowly as you need. For information, call (206) 694-5713 or e-mail.

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