New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Contact Information
50 E State St
Trenton, NJ 08608
United States
Online Contact Form
Trenton, NJ 08608
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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You Can Do This! There are children in your community who need the warmth and guidance of a family. You can make a difference, be a foster parent. Welcome these children into your family to provide safety, stability and love.
As a foster parent, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you have made a positive difference in the life of a child.
Foster families provide a home for children who have been abandoned, neglected or abused and who temporarily are not able to live at home. During the time that children live in a foster home, the foster parents provide the same care that the children's own parents would provide. Foster parents also help the children understand that they will be either returning to their own families or adopted, whichever is the case. Foster parenting is a commitment to make a meaningful contribution to a child's life, although it may not require a lifetime commitment to a child.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
New Jersey offers excellent support and services for foster parents in the state. Let's take a closer look at what's offered.
Foster Parent Training
To become a foster parent in New Jersey, you are required to attend PRIDE training. There are three major components to the training including pre-service training, core training, and advanced and specialized training. Within the three components, you will learn skills in five essential competency categories:
- Nurturing and protecting children
- Meeting the developmental needs and addressing developmental delays of children
- Supporting the relationships between families and children
- Making safe and nurturing family connections that will last a lifetime
- Working as a member of a professional team
All licensed foster parents will also have access to many additional workshops, both in-person and online. This may be through e-Learning, webinars, home correspondence courses, or support groups and meetings.
Parent Support
Foster parents receive a monthly payment starting at $716, a clothing allowance, and health care coverage for the child in their care. The amount you receive varies, depending on the child's age and specific needs.
You may also be eligible for:
- Childcare services while working or attending foster parent training
- Special needs transportation reimbursement
- Infant care items
- Essential safety gear such as car seats and bicycle helmets
- Flexible funds for child's special needs
Ratings and Reviews
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Feb 22, 2023
The department is very unorganized, non helpful, lazy, and don’t care about what’s best for the children. My relative is trying to step up and be there for his children and the system is letting him down. They keep giving him the run around and don’t want to do the work the state is paying them for. He asked to speak to a supervisor and none have made their presence none. They we’re very rude and short with him regarding his residential custody and have been giving him false information
Nov 22, 2022
Terribly corrupt department that refused to look into child abuse charges against perpetrators due to child not being a state resident. Even though the abuse took place in New Jersey by New Jersey residents. I was instructed to file charges in child’s home state and seek Justice there. No wonder why this outfit has the infamous reputation it has when it processes children like cattle.
Nov 23, 2021
Horrible I’m always please close these people down
Oct 08, 2021
Got completely off topic, where do they find these people?! Horrible
Sep 22, 2020
Their not even worth talking to.