Alabama MENTOR's caring team provides foster care services to help youth with needs such as trauma, autism, or behavioral health challenges in Birmingham and surrounding areas. In our program, children live with foster parents who give them support through the changes in their lives. Our team of caring clinical professionals creates a care plan for each child and their unique needs to help them overcome challenge. We’re here to support each child and their foster parent, whatever challenges they face, every step of the way.
Contact our team today to find out how we help children in need of foster care or how you can make a difference as a foster parent.
Birmingham Therapeutic Foster Care Services: Helping Children Overcome Trauma
In our therapeutic foster care program, we help children build the life skills and caring relationships they need to build healthy, positive futures. Our team of clinical coordinators, case managers, master’s level therapists, and other caring staff tailor services to each child’s needs, including:
- • Case management
- • Individual and family therapy
- • Trauma-focused counseling services
- • Life skill building
- • School supports
- • Supports for children with autism
- • Fun family and community activities
Statistics About Foster Care
- • As of 2020, there were 214,421 licensed foster homes in the US.
- • Foster children come from all age groups, from infants to up to 20 years old.
- • Children stay in foster care for about 21 months, on average
- • 54,240 children were adopted from foster care in 2021. (National Council For Adoption) Of those, 55% were adopted by their foster parents. (CCAI)
- • Over 19,000 children aged out of foster care as recently as 2021. (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
You Can Change a Life as a Foster Parent in the Birmingham Area
There are more than 400,000 kids in foster care across the country. There is also a great need for foster parents in the Birmingham area and across Alabama. In our program, children become part of their foster parent’s family. Foster parents help children overcome the challenges they face, including trauma, behavioral challenges and more. Learn how to become a foster parent.
Meet One of Our Foster Parents
For more than 20 years, Leslie Ann Milton, or “Miss Ann” as she is known to the young people she cares for, has welcomed many teens into her home. They come seeking family and caring support during a difficult time in their lives.
“These kids need love and need someone to listen to them,” said Miss Ann. “I never turn a kid down.”
Resources for Becoming a Foster Parent in Alabama
There's lots of information about becoming a foster parent on our blog. Learn about how to get started in the process, foster parent responsibilities, requirements, and more.
Directions & Location Info for Our Birmingham Foster Care Location
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Any Questions About Foster Care in the Birmingham Area?
Connect with us if you have questions about our support services for children or if you are interested in becoming a foster parent in Birmingham and surrounding areas. Alabama MENTOR serves children across the state in Opelika/Auburn, Mobile, Montgomery, Troy, Huntsville, Florence, and other communities. Contact us today to learn more.
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