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Special Needs Call for Special Children’s Aid Foster Care Programs – September 25th, 2009

The Children’s Aid Society has been serving medically fragile children in our Medical Foster Care Program since 1988. Over the years this Medical Foster Care Program has successfully provided an alternative to institutional care, giving children a chance to grow up as other children do, in loving families.

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The Children’s Aid Society was one of the first to provide this specialized foster care. These children need constant and comprehensive medical attention for conditions such as spina bifida, Down’s Syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism, congenital heart disease, cancer, seizure disorders and HIV/AIDS. We place these children with chronic and multiple medical disabilities in appropriate foster, and often permanent, homes. Caseworkers and nurses monitor their progress, and special medical equipment such as wheelchairs, special beds and stair lifts that are required are provided by the program. Important training and support services are also provided to the foster parents, to give the best possible care.

Another area of specialized foster care provided by The Children’s Aid Society is our Therapeutic Foster Care Program, providing foster care and therapeutic services to young people with emotional and behavioral problems. Some of these children have developmental disabilities; others suffer the repercussions of homelessness, abuse or neglect. A social worker and socio-therapist works closely with foster parents, supervising the implementation of an appropriate service plan to deal with the child’s behavior and needs.

These dedicated foster parents demonstrate tremendous commitment, undergo intense training keep logs of daily events, and remain in regular contact with our staff. Children’s Aid has achieved a phenomenal adoption rate with these fragile children.  Therapeutic foster homes are provided in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island.

To learn how to become a Foster Parent, visit us.

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New York’s Children’s Aid Society Provides Solutions for Kids “Aging out” of Foster Care – August 12th, 2009

ageout8-12 copyThe foster care system across the US is immense. The United States Department of Health & Human Services reports that nearly 800,000 children were served by foster care system services in 2007, (the last year statistics are available). What happens to these children when they “age out” of the foster care system is an ongoing concern. Many experience failure; a quarter of foster-care youth will be incarcerated and more than 20 percent will be homeless before age 25, according to statistics reported in 2007 by the public-policy group Pew Charitable Trusts.

Charles Loring Brace, founder of The Children’s Aid Society knew the value of a stable and nurturing family. Today, Children’s Aid finds homes for more than 500 children each year. And for those who turn 18 in the foster care system in New York, thus “aging out”. The Children’s Aid Society in New York provides additional support so that youth do not lose ground from progress already made.

The Next Generation Center (NGC) is a one-stop center designed to meet the needs of young people transitioning to adulthood and self-sufficiency. NGC provides support, guidance, training and opportunities to young people ages 14 to 24, with a focus on youth in foster care and those who have aged out of foster care. It offers leadership and life skills training, job readiness, educational tutoring, legal and housing assistance, and many more services. Foster care remains one of The Children’s Aid Society in New York’s largest service divisions, and is among its highest priorities. To learn about becoming a foster parent, please visit here. 

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May was National Foster Care Month: The Children's Aid Society Supports Youth in Foster Care and Their Families – May 29th, 2009

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New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) recently marked the beginning of National Foster Care Month with a commemoration to raise New Yorkers’ awareness about foster care, celebrating generous New Yorkers who have opened their hearts and homes as foster and adoptive parents. The Children’s Aid Society in New York, which partners with ACS, began its efforts to help the thousands of homeless, abused and orphaned children living on the streets of the city in 1853. That program, called the Orphan Train Movement, is still recognized as the foundation of the modern-day foster care system in the United States.

Today adoption and foster care constitute one of The Children’s Aid Society’s largest service divisions, and among our highest priorities, as we continue to work for the nearly 17,000 children living in foster care in New York. National Foster Care Month is a great opportunity to highlight this continuing need — thanking foster families and social workers who care for children — and encouraging New Yorkers to become foster parents, volunteers or mentors. Many foster care alumni have taken that crucial early support and mentoring to go on to many great things in life.

New York’s Children’s Aid Society finds safe and nurturing homes for more than 640 needy children a year, a powerful statement of commitment and care. In addition, we also provide many specialized services for youths and families in the foster care system. Learn more about becoming a foster parent.

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