Progressive Life Center, Inc.
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Contact Information
1704 17th Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
United States
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Washington, DC 20002
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-5:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-5:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Progressive Life Center (PLC) was founded in 1983 as a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to improving the delivery of mental health services to individuals and families.
Today, PLC provides culturally competent, evidence-based, and family-centered services to youth and families in Baltimore, in the District of Columbia and surrounding Maryland, throughout Delaware and in Greater Philadelphia. We serve more than 1,000 children and youth each year, and their family ecosystem.
With a developmental focus that emphasizes personal and family resiliency, PLC provides quality mental health and social services in three core areas: Child Welfare, Behavioral Health Care, and Juvenile Justice Services.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Because there aren't enough foster parents in the District of Columbia, many foster kids end up living in nearby Maryland. However, D.C. has its own minimum requirements for licensing foster parents. Parents for District foster children need must:
- Be at least 21 years old
- Prove financial resources to support a child
- Rent or own a home
- Show you are healthy enough to care for a child
- Provide enough space in the house for each foster child
- Complete 30 hours of training
- Pass a Home Study
There is no minimum parenting experience required. Foster parents in the District of Columbia can be single or married, with or without biological children at home. In fact, licensed homes are often a mix of biological and foster or adopted children.
You can work outside the home or be a stay-at-home parent. To help offset the costs of childcare, foster families receive assistance for every foster child in the home.
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