A Place To Call Home provides all necessary training to become a licensed Therapeutic Foster Home for foster children placed by the Arizona Department of Economic Security’s Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF). On-going support and supervision is provided by A Place To Call Home as well as any specialized or individualized training that is deemed necessary to enhance the skill level of foster parents, in particular, for the special needs of foster children. A licensed foster home for ACYF Therapeutic Foster Care may provide care for up to two children. Foster care for children placed by ACYF can be temporary or long term, as the case plan for many children in foster care is typically return to home or adoption. A Place To Call Home places great emphasis and takes diligent time in matching foster children to their foster family. In an effort to contribute to a successful family dynamic, a child (ages 0 to 18) profile is constructed to identify the child best suited for your family as well as the best family suited for the child. The child profile information is collected from the foster family, incorporating the special needs of a foster child, the family’s skill level and the family’s care interests.

The ACYF Therapeutic Foster Care program is for children in foster care, ages 0 to 18 years of age, with a majority of children placed ranging in age from 10 to 18 years. The ACYF Therapeutic Foster Care program is for children that are new to the foster care system, need emergency placement, need of a different foster care placement, need more specialized care, are being placed for long term foster care, or are being moved for foster-adoptive placement. A child is placed in foster care when the child has been removed from the legal custody of their parents or guardians by the State of Arizona’s Child Protective Services (CPS) or voluntarily placed in foster care by their birth parents or legal guardian. Whether a child’s foster care needs are short term or long term, children may become eligible for adoption if the parental rights of the birth parents are severed.

The ACYF Therapeutic Foster Care program is a specialized level of foster care, delivering therapeutic care to children who require extra attention for their behavioral and/or medical health needs. Advanced training is provided by A Place To Call Home to ensure expert care for the children and their behavioral and/or medical health care needs. Most commonly, the ACYF Therapeutic Foster care program serves children that have emotional and behavioral instability coupled with diagnosed psychiatric disorders. The children are often prescribed psychotropic medication and call for foster parents that are able to apply a minimum of intermediate behavior modification skills.

Children in foster care require very special care and extraordinary commitment from their foster parents. Children in foster care commonly have suffered physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, abandonment and/or neglect and are in desperate need for a safe home with a loving and committed foster family.

If you are someone who has it in their heart to provide a place to call home to a child in need, please refer to the Licensing section and review the licensing requirements for ACYF Foster Care or click on the beating heart and request contact by A Place To Call Home to further discuss your interests.