Foster Care - Northern Virginia Family Service

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SPECIAL FOSTER CARE
Special Foster Care provides temporary, quality, family settings for children with special needs. As a result, the children are given the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential.

The program serves children from birth through age eighteen who have emotional, behavioral, physical or developmental needs that cannot be met in their own homes. Northern Virginia Family Service social workers carefully match each child with an appropriate, trained foster family.

Foster parents from culturally diverse backgrounds are recruited and receive intensive specialized training. Northern Virginia Family Service foster care workers provide foster families, children and biological families
much-needed support, training and encouragement.

If you are interested in becoming a foster parent or would like more information on Foster Care or Therapeutic Respite Care use this form to request information or call the number below.

For more information contact Ginny Snaider 703.219.2184 or gsnaider@nvfs.org.

For more information about the Foster Care and Respite Care programs, download this brochure (pdf).

SPRING 2008 TRAINING

A spring training class is planned for those interested in becoming foster/respite parents. The five-part training sessions will be held April 9 to May 7. Meetings are from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM on Wednesday evenings, and from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM on Saturdays at the NVFS Office in Oakton, VA. Participants will learn how to support children with special needs, among other topics. To register, or for more information, call 703.219.2184 or e-mail gsnaider@nvfs.org.