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Each day, more than 6,000 children in the Texas foster care system are waiting to be adopted and find a permanent place to call home. Heart Galleries tell a child’s story through photographs capturing the spirit, individuality, interests, and unique needs of each child.
find your DFPS region by county. If you are a foster parent looking for information and assistance, there are organizations throughout the state that offer support to foster families. Please click on your city to find the resources in your area.
Foster care includes the following: Emergency foster homes or shelters, where your child may live for as many as 30 days, until a more long term place to live is found to meet your child's specific needs; A foster home, where your child lives with foster parents until a permanent place to live is decided.
DFPS offers many resources for people who want to become foster parents, or who already have, or who want to foster as a first step towards adoption. Many of these resources can be found on the Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE).
Introduction. Texas Family Initiative LLC would like for your foster care experience to be helpful to you and your family. The job of Texas Family Initiative is to assure you have a safe and healthy environment in which to live in until permanency is possible.
In Texas, the Foster Parent Bill of Rights clearly defines the rights foster parents have when caring for children and youth in foster care. Being aware of these rights can help foster parents feel valued, respected, and able to fully care for the child placed in their home.
As a foster family, you may be asked to: Provide temporary care, love, and nurturance to children. The foster parent assists in helping the children transition home, to a legal guardianship, or adoption by another family, while keeping the child in contact with their kin, culture and community.
