More than 10,000 children in Georgia, each one with individual needs. The number and diversity of children in foster care places a tremendous burden on many individuals and organizations, not the least of which are the state agencies tasked with managing their care. Often, case workers find themselves with increased workloads, shrinking budgets and fewer available resources.

FaithBridge Foster Care recognizes the challenges facing government agencies and sees our role as that of a partner, providing support and services that are designed to help reduce some of the workload. We work closely with agencies to understand the individual needs of the children entering foster care before placing them with a family in our community network.

Our priority is making the first placement the right placement to avoid moving children multiple times. Throughout the child's stay in our network, our family consultants are available guide and assist our foster families and regularly communicate with relevant agencies. In addition, FaithBridge Foster Care also provides:

Community counseling and support services. When children enter foster care, they and their foster parents need help adjusting to this new environment. We ensure children have the coping skills to address their feelings of abandonment and loss. At the same time, we help foster parents deal with issues like discipline and sibling rivalry. In addition to counseling services, our Community of Care model ensures that foster families never feel alone by providing a supportive, loving network that offers many services including respite care, tutoring, transportation and much more.

Transportation. When a child is in our care, we handle all transportation, including doctor's appointments, home visitation, court appointments, etc. We know that being in the care of a loving, familiar individual makes a big difference when children have somewhere to go.

Advocacy and documentation. We act as an advocate for every child placed in our network by participating in all activities related to the child's welfare, including attending all Family Team Meetings (FTM), Multi-Discipline Teams (MDT), panel reviews and court hearings. We also assist with visitations to the biological family and provide our own documentation on the child's progress. Our mission is to ensure the courts have the information needed to protect the child's long-term well being.