Guiding Light Foster Care & Adoption
Not everyone is called to foster, but everyone can do something.
Whatever your gifts are, there is a place for you to serve with us. Explore our opportunities and discover how you can make an impact on our foster community.
Our Programs are designed to fulfill our mission in serving the various caregivers of the children in the foster care system. By supporting the families and individuals who have chosen to serve children in need of care of various acuity of care. We are helping to reduce the burden and stress, increase retention, and simultaneously create a better experience for children in foster care.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
Adults who are new to the fostering process sometimes feel overwhelmed and wonder if they will have support on their journey. Your child-placing agency is the first resource. Social services caseworkers provide aspiring foster parents with various types of support and connections. These include free educational training programs, helplines, and support groups.
It is important that foster parents build their individual support network, too. Connecting with other foster families with more experience is an excellent place to begin. Texas groups offer foster parent meetups; you can search online for the closest one.
The Texas Foster Family Association provides state training, a regional directory of support services, a summer training conference, and more. Membership benefits include getting access to foster care professionals and learning more about ways to become better caregivers. Children of TFFA members can also get assistance through the Scholarship Fund.
Austin Angels is another support organization that strives to assist foster parents and Texas foster children. They offer care packages and gifts for foster children and their caregivers, mentorship options, and education, among other resources. Foster children and teens can learn valuable skills that help prepare them for independent living, as well.
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