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Support & Assistance - Foster Parent Recruitment

Santa Clara County is recruiting foster adoptive/resource families to provide a stable and supportive home for a child in need. Licensed foster adoptive/resource families have access to a wide range of support services including:

Compensation - Foster/Resource Parents are reimbursed for the child's basic needs. 

Respite - This is a service for the Foster/Resource Parents who may need a short-term placement for up to 72 hours for various reasons: family emergencies, work related issues or problems within the home.  Respite care is provided annually up to 200 hours.

Training - Foster/Resource Parents will have 27 hours of training not including the required CPR, First Aid, before the placement of children in their home. In-service trainings are offered to help the foster adoptive/resource families meet the needs of the children placed in the home. A few examples of training are crisis intervention, substance abuse issues and stages of development, behaviour and positive discipline. 

Training  provided by West Valley/Evergreen Community Colleges

Other services/resources include

• Santa Clara County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association( SCCFAPA)
• Resource Family Support Team
• Relative Family Support Team
• Advocacy and support services
• Support Groups
• Mentor program services
• Child care for working parents
• Ongoing workshops and speakers
• Holiday gifts and events for the children in their care
• Multi-lingual support and services-Spanish, Vietnamese, and English

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