Child Foster Care Services

  • Call 828-452-6620 and ask to speak with someone about Foster Care Services
  • Permanency Planning is available to children when family reunification is the plan being developed or implemented. Children whose permanent plan is adoption are also eligible for this service
  • Placement in Foster Care may be with a designated relative or kinship arrangement, a licensed Foster home, Group Home, or Therapeutic Home, based on the needs of the child
  • Regular Court reviews and Case Plans direct the parents and the agency as to what changes must occur before the child can be safely returned home
  • Temporary, out-of-home placement for children who are separated from parents/families due to an adjudication of Abuse, Neglect, and/or Dependency