Be A Foster Parent
The Nevada Division of Child & Family Services is the sole licensing agency for foster homes in the 15 rural counties of Nevada. Foster parenting is about believing and investing in the future of a child and their biological family. Our foster program is designed to provide temporary, trauma-informed care of children who are unable to reside with their biological families. Children in foster care need strong and supportive caretakers who are willing to work with their biological families and the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) to reunify them with their families or find their forever home.
Did you know there are roughly 60 foster homes in rural Nevada for the 400 youth in foster care? Some counties have as many as 14 homes, some counties have as little as 1 or 2. There are even Nevada counties that have no foster homes. When there are not enough foster homes in any given community, children are at risk of being displaced to outside communities that bring forth a whole new set of challenges and setbacks. Join us in brining attention to our huge need of foster homes because every child deserves to go home.
DCFS offers licensing for foster parents from application to training to inspection. Learn more about foster parenting here: www.ruralnvfostercare.com
