Making Fostering Successful

COMPREHENSIVE FOSTER CARE SERVICES

We foster the load,

so you can foster the child.

Considering the ministry of foster care? We provide missional families with the option to welcome vulnerable children through private foster care.

As you begin your journey in the ministry of foster care, there are two pathways to choose from: private foster care and state-administered foster care.

Private foster care offers a personalized approach and a unique level of care. Families engaged in private foster care benefit from individualized services, smaller caseload ratios, and a trusted casework team.

What is the Connected Foster Care difference?

  • OUR CHAMPIONS...

    Equip you with training and personal support through your entire journey so that your tangible needs are met.

  • OUR COACHES...

    Conduct all licensing requirements on your fostering journey, while walking with your family through challenges that arise.

  • OUR CASEWORKERS...

    Develop personalized case plans for the child and assist your family with meeting the child’s needs.

  • SO THAT YOU...

    Can focus on what matters most: building a relationship with the child.

As a private foster care agency, we know your YES is crucial in the lives of children.
We provide comprehensive foster care services from training and licensing to placement and case management, ensuring every step of your foster journey is managed with care. Our goal is missional families connected to quality services, resulting in children connected to equipped homes and achieving healthy outcomes.

We understand the weight of fostering. That's why we offer a unique solution through private foster care that’s tailored to your needs.

Choosing the private foster care route equips you with a casework team that not only reflects your compassion and purpose rooted in the Gospel but is also professionally trained to provide trauma-informed services.

We provide dedicated caseworkers with smaller caseloads, allowing them to shoulder the complexities and services while you focus on what truly matters - providing love and care to a child in need.

What’s your something?

from our casework staff to our case plans, and services.

3 Pillars of Care

Because every child deserves to experience hope, healing, and belonging.

Foster Parent Testimonial

“One of the greatest benefits about Connected Foster Care is that it's a family atmosphere…the caseworkers and coaches, my kids know them by name and they see them a lot. They're in and out of our home. It's more of a relationship that my kids experience than a job that the caseworkers are doing. It's just exciting that they are happy to see their caseworker show up.”

Better equipped homes result in better outcomes for kids.

Stability

Lower rates of placement disruption

Permanency

Higher rates of children reaching permanency

Longevity

Higher rates of foster homes staying open

Giving Missional Families a Better Option to Foster through Private Foster Care.

At the heart of our mission lies a firm belief: the local church stands as a beacon of hope in addressing the foster care challenges within Arkansas. We understand the immense complexities and pressures that come with foster care. That's why we're dedicated to offering missional families a more viable alternative, encouraging more households to engage in this vital ministry.

Equipping foster families with essential tools and professional support is paramount in creating nurturing environments for vulnerable children. Our comprehensive approach involves licensing families and delivering crucial case management services, all while partnering closely with local churches to provide tangible assistance and unwavering support to these families.

How You Can Meet the Foster Care Need

Churches:

Your church can directly impact children and families in your community. Equip the missional families of your church with the option for private foster care while wrapping them with support.

Families:

Say yes today and change a child’s tomorrow. Begin your foster care journey now—we’re here to equip and support you every step of the way.

Follow Our Journey!

 
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