BECOME A FOSTER PARENT
Real local agencies that train, license and support foster families, sorted by state and county. Every link goes to the organization's own website.
1. Reach out
Contact a local agency or your county below and ask about an info session.
2. Get trained
Agencies walk you through training, a home study and background checks.
3. Get licensed
Once licensed, your agency supports you as children are placed.
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See every state with verified foster parent helpDelaware
Statewide
A Better Chance for Our Children (ABCFOC)
Foster Care · Statewide
ABCFOC recruits and trains foster parents in Delaware for children waiting in foster care, including children with special needs; open to single, married, LGBTQ+, and retired applicants.
DE
Children & Families First
Foster Care Program · Statewide
CFF's foster care program recruits, trains, and supports foster and kinship families for children in Delaware's child welfare system.
DE
Delaware Courts / DSCYF
Kinship Caregiver Resource Guide · Statewide
A statewide guide for kinship caregivers covering trauma-informed care, DFS involvement, kinship assessment/approval process, and legal caregiver options.
DE
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Child Welfare / Foster Care - How to Become a Foster Parent · Statewide
Devereux recruits and trains foster parents (including in Delaware) for children with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive differences, and lists general requirements to become a foster parent.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
Foster Care (overview) · Statewide
State overview page for Delaware's Foster Care program with quick links to becoming a foster or respite parent, information sessions, and FAQs.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
Becoming A Foster Care Parent · Statewide
State page describing how to become a licensed foster parent through DSCYF's Division of Family Services, including recruitment of families for the 500+ children in care.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
Becoming a Respite Foster Care Parent · Statewide
State page explaining respite foster care, a short-term arrangement letting primary foster parents take a break while a licensed respite family cares for the child; describes the licensing/training path for respite parents.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
I am a Kinship Caregiver · Statewide
State resource hub for relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) who have stepped in as primary caregivers for children, including a Kinship Caregiver Resource Guide and crisis hotline numbers.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
Foster Care Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) · Statewide
State FAQ page answering common questions for prospective Delaware foster/adoptive parents (e.g., having biological children, fostering sibling groups, choosing a child's age/gender/religion).
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
I am a Future Foster Parent · Statewide
State landing page for people interested in becoming foster parents, with links to requirements, information sessions, and other ways to help.
DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services
Register for Foster Care Information Session · Statewide
State registration form/page for the required foster care information session, the first step for prospective foster and respite parents statewide.
DE
Kent County, DE
DSCYF Division of Family Services – James Williams State Service Center
Foster Care & Adoption — Kent County · Kent County, DE
State child welfare office serving Kent County. Call to ask about becoming a foster or adoptive parent, kinship care, or help for a child in foster care.
805 River Rd, Dover, DE 19901, DE
New Castle County
Adoptions From The Heart
Delaware Child Adoption Agency (Wilmington office) · New Castle County
AFTH's Wilmington, Delaware office provides adoption services connecting birth parents and adoptive families; also lists foster-adoption services.
DE
Faith Presbyterian Church (Wilmington, DE)
Faith Foster Closet · New Castle County
Free resource closet stocked with diapers, baby gear, toys, toiletries and books for foster, kinship, and legal-guardian families in the Wilmington area, in partnership with Family Hope Coalition.
DE
Sussex County
Refuge of Hope
Volunteer with Refuge of Hope (Sussex County children's home) · Sussex County
Refuge of Hope, a family-style children's home based in Milford (Sussex County), Delaware, provides a safe home for children in need, keeping siblings together, and recruits community volunteers to support the children and household through a volunteer application process.
Milford, DE 19963
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