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Here's your chance to make a lasting difference in a child's life.  No matter how much time you have to give, you can do something positive that will "change a lifetime" for a young person in foster care.  For more information on how you can help, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visist www.fostercaremonth.org today.

There are over 500,000 children in foster care in the US who have been removed from their homes due to child abuse and neglect.

What we do to help:

The LAYC Foster Care Program is a licensed foster care provider in the District of Columbia. In order to provide children in foster care with safe, loving, and stable homes, the program recruits and trains both English and Spanish-speaking individuals/ families and licenses them as traditional foster families or kinship caretakers.

Once a child is placed in the home of a licensed family, the LAYC Foster Care Program provides supportive foster care services to the child, the foster family and the child’s biological family.

The population  we serve:

Children served are newborns to 21 years old who have been removed from their biological families by the District of Columbia’s Child & Family Services Agency due to child abuse or neglect.

As a foster/kinship family you can help:

  • protect children who have been separated from their families;
  • give children in foster care healthy family life experiences; and
  • preserve the cultural identity of children in your care.

As a foster family you will gain:

  • the satisfaction of making a difference in the life of a child/ youth;
  • the support of bilingual staff available in cases of emergencies;
  • on-going training and supervision;
  • financial support to help cover the basic needs of the child(ren);
  • invitations to special events (ex. annual picnic, dinners, etc.); and
  • reimbursement for expenses relating to the foster care or kinship license.

Who can be a foster parent of kinship care giver?

Prospective foster parents/kinship caregivers can be married or single; male or female, with or without children, English or Spanish speakers; renters or homeowners; U.S. citizens/legal residents or undocumented persons; etc. Both traditional and non-traditional families are welcome to apply.

All program applicants must:

  • live in the District of Columbia;
  • be at least 21 years old;
  • have enough space in their home for a child;
  • be financially stable and able to maintain his/her household and provide for their family;
  • be willing to work as part of a team;
  • be able to provide a safe, culturally sensitive, supportive home; and
  • have a love of children and a desire to parent the kids placed in his/her care.

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For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Family Resource Specialist, 202.386.2623.

Resources

Information about how to get criminal background checks through the DC Metropolitan Police Department - >>

To schedule an appointment for fingerprints with DC Metropolitan Police Department - >>

Download DC Child Protective Registry Check Form

Download Medical Clearance (Health Certificate for Adults Caring for Children)