Becoming a Foster Parent
We are continuously looking for more families to become Foster Parents. Unfortunately the need never goes away….. Hope’s Closet is excited to partner with Butler County Children Services in their efforts to license Foster Parents for our community.
Foster parents embrace children into their homes and love them for the time they have them. They value the child’s family connection and provide a safe, caring home until they can return home, be adopted or live independently. Once a child is placed into a foster home, there is no guarantee whether that child will live there for a few days or a few weeks or even a year or more.
Foster parents are not guardians, nor do they have legal custody of a child in their care, but they are an important part of the decision-making process regarding a child’s safety, well-being and permanency.
Feel free to contact our Director of Foster Parent Support, Erin Connell at erin@hopesclosetohio.org.
Click Here to find out...What is Foster Care?
Foster parents embrace children into their homes and love them for the time they have them. They value the child’s family connection and provide a safe, caring home until they can return home, be adopted or live independently. Once a child is placed into a foster home, there is no guarantee whether that child will live there for a few days or a few weeks or even a year or more.
Foster parents are not guardians, nor do they have legal custody of a child in their care, but they are an important part of the decision-making process regarding a child’s safety, well-being and permanency.
Feel free to contact our Director of Foster Parent Support, Erin Connell at erin@hopesclosetohio.org.
Click Here to find out...What is Foster Care?
Pre-Service Training
Pre-service training is the first step in becoming a Foster Parent. Some important facts to know about pre-service training:
- Pre-Service Training is required for all prospective foster or adoptive parents
- If you are in a committed relationship, both you and your partner must complete all training
- Pre-Service Training is located at Butler County Childrens Services
300 N. Fair Avenue Hamilton, Ohio 45011 - Click here for the Pre-Service Training Schedule
Lightning Round (Pre-Service Training)
- For those who may need or want to complete the Pre-Service Training quicker, there is a Lightning Round of classes that allow you to complete the Pre-Service training in as little as 2 or 3 consecutive weekends. This option still requires the same thirty-six (36) hours of Pre-Service Training.
- Lightning Round training is held at Southwest Ohio Regional Training Center (SWORTC)
420 Wards Corner Rd. Suite J Loveland, Ohio 450140 - Click here for the Lightning Round Schedule
Butler County Foster Parent Information Meeting Schedule 2021
Interested in foster care, adoption, or helping the foster care community? Come get your questions answered! Check out Hope's Closet's Facebook Page or Butler County Foster Care and Adoption's Facebook regularly to see if the meeting is via zoom or in person. Meetings are 6-8pm as follows:
- September 21
- November 9