Helping Hands Foster Care Program

if you are currently a foster family with the Helping Hands program, please visit the Helping Hands Foster Families Page.

BECOME A FOSTER FAMILY

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• Frequently asked questions from potential foster parents.
• Six steps to becoming a foster parent.

Consider becoming a Center For Family Services foster parent and make a difference for youth who need a home.

Helping Hands Foster Care program is actively recruiting foster parents and looking for people with:

• a commitment to learning and working as part of a team
• a sense of humor, flexibility, and patience 
• the ability to provide a stable, supportive substitute family environment for a young person in need.

We are looking for all types of stable and supportive families -- single parents, married couples, families of color, empty nesters, home owners, renters, and parents who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

The Helping Hands Foster Care program operates in the following NJ counties:

• Atlantic County
• Burlington County
• Cape May County
• Camden County
• Cumberland County
• Gloucester County
• Salem County

Every year children enter the foster care system in high numbers. Center For Family Services Programs are committed to diversity, anti-racism, and providing culturally appropriate services for foster parents.

Center For Family Services has been providing and working to improve foster care for close to 15 years. We have a rich history of helping foster families to be successful caregivers for the youth in our care.

We invite you to learn more about becoming a foster parent with Center For Family Services. For more information please call

856-428-5688 or e-mail helpinghands@centerffs.org.