Lifeline Children & Family Services
Lifeline recruits, orients, trains, and supports foster families who develop their capacities to provide a nurturing and structured environment for children and youth, pending their return home, adoption, or transition into independent living.
Lifeline Children & Family Services originally opened for operations in 2003 as a licensed foster care agency under its parent organization Lifeline Fellowship Family Church, Inc. With one office located in Corsicana Texas, Lifeline earned a stellar reputation of being an agency that frequently exceeded state standards in its efforts to provide protective, safe, and nurturing homes for abused and neglected children.
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.
Ratings and Reviews
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Mar 22, 2023
Where u come from
Dec 05, 2019
We had my cousin's funeral there.
Nov 12, 2019
Superb COUNSLING for my son.
Apr 14, 2019
My church my family beautiful heart felt..
Mar 05, 2019
Great organization with a wonderful leader!