Foster Home Licensing & Training

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Foster Home Licensing & Training

Why become licensed to adopt through foster care?

In the United States, more than 100,000 children are waiting for a family to call their own. In the North Carolina foster care system alone, there are nearly 11,000 waiting children. Foster parents are licensed to provide safe, temporary homes while efforts are made toward reunification with a child’s family of origin. When reunification cannot happen safely, Crossnore, through our adoption program, works to unite children and licensed families through adoption.

Crossnore is here to prepare and support families in this foster-to-adopt parent role. We provide training, guidance, and support throughout the licensing process and provide wrap-around support once children are placed in the home, through adoption finalization, and post-adoption.

To the right are links to help you learn more. You may inquire about parenting, visit our program page, watch an info session, or begin your program application. You may also reach out to us directly at fhlicensing@crossnore.org.

Licensing Steps

You can be a pre-adoptive foster parent if you are:

Committed and able to help kids who have experienced trauma,
at least 21 years of age and a legal resident of the United States,
single, married, or coupled, and financially stable,
and willing to attend FREE pre-service training meetings and complete licensing requirements.

How will Crossnore support me on this journey?

Crossnore Communities for Children will provide:

Training and support from a dedicated staff person,
a room and board stipend to assist with the child’s needs,
on-call support, 24/7,
support groups and other ways to connect to a fostering community network,
continuing educational opportunities,
support throughout placement and post-adoption.

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