Therapeutic Foster Home

Our Foster Care program is made up of servant hearted individuals and families who are willing to provide a stable and loving home for children from birth to 21 years old. The Foster Care staff provides training, support, and resources to each family throughout the fostering process.

A Therapeutic Foster Home is a licensed and certified home to care for children with physical, emotional or behavioral difficulties. Therapeutic Foster Care is an intensive mental health service provided to a child in a family setting utilizing specially trained foster parents.

Transitional Services

Transitional Services are services provided to all youth 14 years of age and older.  These services are provided to all residents of the various congregate care homes on campus, as well as to youth in individual foster care placements (Therapeutic Foster Care). 

Services include instruction in myriad life skills from cooking, cleaning, and financial literacy with specialized instruction on applying for jobs, obtaining housing, a drivers’ license and other skills required to be a productive citizen.  Wells-Tonkel Independent Living Apartments are available as a final step for children once they turn 18 and near aging out of typical youth services (21 years of age). 

This unique option provides an apartment for residents who are working or attending school full time or a combination of the two.  It is an important transitional program for the residents to make the final step toward integration into society on an individual basis.