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Open Your Heart and Your Home

Approximately 14,000 Michigan children are in foster care at any given time. We need your help to provide a safe, nurturing home for these children until they can be returned to their families. When children cannot be returned to their homes, foster parents are often asked to provide permanent homes.

5 Easy Steps to Become a Foster Parent

Choose an agency.
Attend an orientation.
Complete the application process.
Participate in a home evaluation.
Attend free foster care training.

Get started on your journey as a foster parent.

Understanding the Foster Care Program

Foster Care identifies and places children in safe homes when they cannot remain with their families because of safety concerns. Foster families provide these children with the consistency and support they need to grow.
Our main goal is to return children back to their homes when it is safe. If a return home is not possible, adoptive families are needed. Check out the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange for details on foster children available for adoption.


	Foster Care Quick Links
•	CFSR Self-Assessment
•	CFSR Program Improvement Plan
•	Help Us Locate These Missing Children!
•	Foster Care FAQ
•	National Foster Parent Association, Inc.
•	World Association for Infant Mental Health
•	Policy and Procedure Manuals