Good Shepherd Catholic Service for Children
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Contact Information
1340 Partridge Avenue
University City, MO 63130
United States
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University City, MO 63130
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Children enter foster care for many reasons – poverty, abuse, neglect, but never because of their own choice. Do you have room in your heart to be a Good Shepherd foster family?
There are a variety of services and support available to foster families. Our Fostering Faithful Families ministry reaches out to churches in the hopes of educating the community about the needs of children in foster care.
The process of becoming a foster or adoptive parent usually takes a minimum of 4 months.
Connecting children with families and keeping families connected by providing pregnancy and parenting support, foster care programs, and adoption services.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
Foster parents receive a maintenance payment to help cover some of the care costs of raising a child. The rate parents receive varies depending on the child's age and their special needs. Foster children also receive a clothing allowance, covering their medical needs.
The Missouri Department of Social Services website shows you the latest rates.
However, these maintenance payments aren't always enough. Everything from school supplies to toys can cut into that budget. Many businesses and organizations are stepping up to help cover the gaps and assist foster families.
Foster Together provides a walk-in shopping service for foster children free of charge. Kids can find new and like-new clothing, toys, car seats, and more.
Foster parents caring for younger children can look to Nurses for Newborns, which provides health assessments, screenings, education, and more support.
Another valuable resource is respite care, which gives foster parents a break when needed. Respite foster care is a temporary service offered by other trained foster families. It's also useful in the event of an emergency situation.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jun 21, 2018
Amazing caring individuals!!! Our entire family is blessed having crossed paths with such a great organization.
May 01, 2018
This place is terrible instead of them informing us that they are confidentiality they told my mom they didn't have my lil sister there and never heard of her name.
They are liars
Nov 27, 2017
this place is bad for any pregnant teens they put yall kids in danger by hurting them if chores not done you can not meet all your needs in this place they try to make you be in state custody so you wont leave when you want to half of there food is expire ....I was there in i started to get depress they wouldn't let me go with my mom half of the time in im in my momma custody ....one day i was feeling down in didn't want to do my chore the staff member Ms.Renae young put her arm around me in choked me on the step i was currently pregnant when this happened i didn't feel my baby move until the next day in then when they told my momma they lied to her when i had proof on my body ........They have roaches also so if you a mother on your first night you go wake up to your baby having all bumps on them ....They called hotline on my momma cause she a taken me out the program they told them that my momma said she was going to kick my baby out of my stomach and some more.......all lies that program isn't right at all take it from me