FOSTER CARE
& KINSHIP
OPEN YOUR HEART & YOUR HOME
Liberty Resources’ Foster and Kinship Families play an essential role in providing temporary, safe, nurturing homes for children when parents are unable to care for them. A comprehensive set of services including clinical, case management and care coordination, skill building, and independent living provide children with the support they need.
Foster Care
Our foster families play an essential role in providing temporary, safe, and nurturing homes for youth when parents are unable to care for them. We provide clinical, case management, care coordination, and skill building support services to the youth and families in our care.
Are you interested in becoming a foster parent? Get started by completing our Family Foster Care Contact Form.
Becoming a Foster Parent
Many foster parents describe this work as the hardest and most rewarding responsibility they have ever taken on. Determining if you should become a foster parent is not easy. It is an important and life changing decision. Our goal is to help answer all of your questions and provide you with everything you need to decide if becoming a foster parent is right for you and your family.
All the Tools You Need
- Foster Parent Training – Our trauma-informed training will allow you to respond appropriately and effectively to the foster youth placed in your care.
- Building Community – We offer support groups so our foster families can have a safe place to learn and grow together. We plan regular group activities and celebrations to increase assistance and fellowship.
- Case Management – Case Managers carry the responsibility of coordinating treatment services and ensuring smooth communication between foster youth, families, as well as the court and counties involved.
- Youth Support – Foster youth are connected with a Youth Specialist who works to stabilize them in the home, school and community. Our Youth Specialists spend 1:1 time working on goals and providing respite to foster families.
- Therapy Services – Our licensed clinician will meet regularly with foster youth and with families providing in-home, therapeutic support services to everyone involved.
- Monthly Compensation – Foster parents are provided a monthly stipend to help feed, house and care for youth who are placed in their homes.
- 24/ 7 – Our team knows that you and your family might need our support outside of regular business hours. We are here to help you whenever you need it.
Liberty Resources also has additional support services that can support foster families, including our Integrated Health Care team, Care Coordination, and Home-Based Supports.
Are you interested in becoming a foster parent? Get started by completing our Family Foster Care Contact Form.
Kinship Caregiver
Our Kinship Caregiver program provides services to families in Oswego County who are providing full-time care on a formal or informal basis for youth with whom they have a connection by blood or prior relationship. We provide a level of care and support that will help the nonparent caregivers of Oswego County to provide a safe and nurturing environment in which youth can thrive.
Comprehensive Supports
- Referral and linkage to available resources that offer supports such as financial, educational, or legal information and community programs
- Support groups and special activities for families and youth
- Parenting courses and training opportunities
- Intensive Therapeutic Case Management support is provided by a Master’s-level clinical social worker.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Referral is simple: A kinship family may call to request any of the available services. Referrals are also accepted from any private or public community agency or organization.
Additional Community Resources
When life’s challenges leave you seeking help, there are place you can turn to in thecommunity for support.
