Types of child foster care
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Foster care services in Anoka County come in several forms to suit the needs of children and their foster parents.
- Interim Family Foster Care: Treated as family members, these children and teens receive full-time, short- or long-term care.
- Relative Foster Care: Relatives and family friends may be licensed to provide care.
- Respite Care: This program relieves birth parents and foster parents for a specific relief period, often one or two weekends a month.
- Special Services Foster Care: Foster parents with specialized training care for children with special needs such as a physical handicap, developmental delay, or emotional disturbance.
- Therapeutic Support: Children with severe emotional disturbances are provided with therapeutic care as part of a comprehensive service plan.
- Permanency Planning: Foster parents assist and support reunification with the child’s birth family while committing to provide a permanent home for the child if the child cannot return to the parents.