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TFC Main#: 205-510-2755
TFC Fax#: 205-510-2750
Gateway/Alliance Therapeutic Foster Care
Every child deserves a safe, caring place to live, and such a place is even more vital for children with severe behavioral or emotional problems. More than anything, these children need security in order to grow and heal.
Unfortunately, finding that safe place can often be very difficult. That’s why Gateway offers Therapeutic Foster Care. Our goal is to keep these children in the community and out of institutions. To give them a sense of belonging. To give them the support they need and the encouragement they crave. To help them regain trust and hopefully, experience happiness again.
Children Served
Therapeutic Foster Care serves a very specific group of children who typically need more intensive support and professional services than children in regular or emergency foster care. These children, who range in age from three to 19, often come from abusive homes or have experienced multiple unsuccessful placements.
Services Provided
- Special-needs children are placed, for six to 18 months or longer, with families who have opened their homes to these children.
- Therapeutic foster families receive 40 hours of intensive, agency-sponsored training and ongoing support in order to know how to provide for these children.
- While in the home, children work with social workers and counselors in order to address emotional or behavioral problems. Weekly visitations, intensive professional psychiatric consultation, clinical intervention and 24-hour emergency support are provided.
The ultimate goal of the program is to try to reunite children with families or find permanent homes elsewhere.
Alabama has a tremendous need for therapeutic foster families. If you are interested in opening your heart and home to a child in need, please contact us.
How to Become a Therapeutic Foster Parent
