Foster Care

Foster Care Families

What is Foster Care?

Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for abused, neglected, dependent, and unruly children or youth who need a safe place to live when their parents or another relative cannot take care of them.

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Already a Foster Parent? ...Considering Fostering a Teen?

Here are resources for you...​

Becoming a Foster Parent

Training & Licensing

Being Part of a Team

Placement & Transition

Impact of Childhood Trauma

Allegations

Foster Parent Rights

Support & Resources

Schools and Doctors

Ohio Foster Care Statistics 2021

0
case participants in open cases¹
0
children in substitute care¹

¹Data from ODJFS Data Dashboard