Share the Love. Become a Foster Parent.
Forestdale is looking for extraordinary people to provide temporary homes, guidance, and love to young people who cannot safely remain with their parents. Foster Parents give children and teens the emotional support they need to heal and thrive. At the same time, you work with Forestdale to help birth parents progress toward rebuilding their families. In most cases, foster children reunite with their birth parents; when it is not safe to do so, Forestdale will facilitate the adoption process.
To learn more about becoming a foster parent, please contact Forestdale’s Foster Parent Support & Recruitment Department at fosterparentrecruitment@forestdaleinc.org or 718-263-0740 x602.
What do Foster Parents Do?
Foster Parents provide children with a safe, nurturing, and caring home environment temporarily. There are many types of foster care, including traditional care, emergency/shelter care, medical/therapeutic care, relative/kinship care, respite/short-term care, and even tribal care. Foster parents serve as champions for the children in their care, helping them gain self-esteem, achieve in school, and acquire the life skills they need to lead fulfilling lives. If you love and understand children, you’ve already met many of our qualifications.
To become a foster parent in NYC (Queens and Brooklyn), don't hesitate to contact us at fosterparentrecruitment@forestdaleinc.org or 718-263-0740 ext. 602.
Respite Foster Care
Forestdale, Inc. is seeking to certify Foster Parents to offer Respite Care. As a respite foster parent, you will take short-term, temporary placements of children. The children can remain with you on a short-term basis. Respite Foster Parents assist the child’s regular foster parent with time away from their foster-related duties (i.e., vacation, business trips, non-routine chores, etc.). The certification processes for a Respite Foster Parent and a general Foster Parent are the same. To express interest, please text 914-898-3155 or e-mail lpharr@forestdaleinc.org.
Foster Parent Orientation
Are you interested in opening your home to become a Foster Parent with Forestdale Inc.? We look forward to guiding you through the process of becoming a resource home. Please see the scheduled Zoom meetings below; they occur every two weeks on Sundays at 7 p.m. Please feel free to prepare any questions you may have. See you soon!
Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87479955271?pwd=DbWrcWZd84z8bzrPOJHblGvuaFTs19.1
Meeting ID: 874 7995 5271 Passcode: 008970
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Dates:
Apr 7, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
Apr 21, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
May 5, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
May 19, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
Jun 2, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
Jun 16, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PM
Jun 30, 2024, Sunday at 07:00 PMResources
Additional Resources:
If You’ve Ever Wanted to Be a Foster Parent, ‘Now Is the Time to Get Involved’
Read about Mrs. King-Williams, our Children’s Champion Award Winner.
Foster Parent Trainings
Mini-MAPP: Sunday, 4/7/24, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please call 718-263-0740 ext. 292 or 362 to register.
TRIPP Training: 3/11/24-4/8/24 (Mondays and Wednesdays) 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; 4/14/24-5/5/24 (Sundays) 10:00 am- 4:00 p.m.
Please call to register at 718-263-0740 ext. 292 or 362
Tuesday, 3/19/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Discipline Mistakes All Parents Make
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 3/28/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Discipline Mistakes All Parents Make
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 4/9/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Foster Care: Family Support
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 4/11/24, 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
Foster Care: Family Support
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 4/23/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Reunification as a Primary Permanency Goal
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 5/7/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Maintaining Children’s Connections
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 4/25/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Reunification as a Primary Permanency Goal
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 5/16/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Maintaining Children’s Connections
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 5/21/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Mental Health Considerations
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 5/23/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Mental Health Considerations
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 6/4/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Preparing for and Managing Intrusive Questions
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 6/13/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Preparing for and Managing Intrusive Questions
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Tuesday, 6/18/24, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Impact of Substance Abuse
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Thursday, 6/20/24, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Impact of Substance Abuse
Meeting ID: 918 5869 2052 Passcode: 961575
Saturday, 6/29/24, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
TBD - 6 credit hrs.
Meeting ID: 875 7321 5981 Passcode: 269754
