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Foster Home Licensing


Description

Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? Foster parents, also known as "resource families," provide love, care and guidance to children until they can be returned to their parents or move to a permanent home through adoption or guardianship.
 
The Sacramento County Foster Home Licensing program supports, trains and offers guidance to foster parents/resource families.
 
The Foster Care Program:
  
  • Recruits foster families
  • Provides information and training to prospective families
  • Evaluates potential foster homes to ensure each meets space and safety requirements
  • Interview and assess qualifications of prospective foster families
  • Issues and updates foster home licenses
  • Conduct annual inspections and complaint investigations when required
We are looking for people who can:
  • Help children in temporary care familes feel that they have a "home of their own"
  • Help them maintain and improve relationships with others including parents
  • Assist children with adjustment in school, community and new home environment
  • Understand and respect the importance of the children's bond with their natural families
  • Meet the needs of your own family while sharing your family with the children placed in your home
  • Maintain the childrens cultural, ethnic and religious preference

* Contact the reception office at 875-5543 for oerientation dates and time.

 

Click HERE for Frequently Asked Questions 


To Qualify

​Foster children with emotional, behavioral, and medical issues may be eligible for a special needs rate, above and beyond the basic foster care rate. Caregivers and social workers can request an assessment, which is completed on a case-by-case basis. Eligible caregivers must be licensed foster parents in Sacramento County, approved relatives, non-related extended family members (NREFMs), or guardians, who are receiving a basic foster care rate.


Cost

​Not Applicable

Contact Information

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(916) 875-5543
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Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

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