Children's Aid Home Programs of Somerset County, Inc.
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Contact Information
1476 North Center Avenue
Somerset, PA 15501
United States
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Somerset, PA 15501
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Wednesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Thursday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Friday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Saturday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Sunday | 9AM - 5PM |
Our Mission is to provide a continuum of quality services, which promote the emotional, behavioral, educational, and physical development of children, adolescents, and their families.
The Children's Aid Home provides an exciting future for our children, families, and staff. Our facility, the Shoemaker Home, is 37,420 square feet and is located on the Wheeler Campus, a 55-acre property located near the Somerset Commons on State Route 601.
The building includes single bedrooms for all residents in three wings. The building design allows for two additional wings. The building has many private rooms for family visits. A multi-purpose room is used for dining and recreation. There is a classroom and counseling room in the Partial Hospitalization wing. Our new facility allows us to expand our programs as the need arises.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care in Pennsylvania. Foster parents for children in need must:
- Be a minimum of 21 years old
- Pass a criminal background check with fingerprinting
- Have time and energy to devote to fostering
- Live in a safe and healthy environment
- Prove good health through a medical examination/physical
- Maintain financial stability
- Clear all home safety requirements
- Complete required pre-service training hours
- Finish the Home Inspection
After fulfilling all requirements during the approval process, licensed foster parents can welcome a foster child into their home. To maintain a valid license, foster parents must also participate in ongoing training each year.
All adults who are living in homes with foster children in Pennsylvania must pass a required criminal background check and fingerprinting. This includes adult children who are family members living at home.
There are other, more detailed requirements for foster homes, such as having a flushing toilet and an operable phone. Prospective foster parents will learn more details during foster parent orientation.
Once you've decided to foster, you can contact a public or private foster agency or the Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association. Foster agencies screen and train prospective foster families and ensure applicants are good candidates for foster care.
Ratings and Reviews
Average user rating
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Aug 21, 2021
No child should ever stay there. They mess you up so bad. They don't really give there time and effect like they should. Its a prison for kids. They have failed so many of those kids..
Jul 14, 2021
Great work with the children and helpful to the patients
Dec 02, 2019
This place is a joke. They are so contradicting with their rules and the options staff is terrible. They dont help. They make your time there more frustrating and stressful than it has to be. They dont give students or residents a say in alot of things that they should. This place makes you feel miserable and it messes you up if you stay too long. I wouldn't recommend this even for kids who are demented and are absolute delinquents. Even they deserve better than this dump.
Nov 30, 2019
Friendly staff
Jan 24, 2019
They have been wonderful.