Alabama MENTOR's caring team believes every child deserves a bright future. Our foster care services help youth with a wide range of needs such as trauma, autism, or behavioral health challenges in Mobile and surrounding areas. Children in our program live with foster parents who help them overcome the challenges they're facing. Our caring staff is here to support each child and their foster parent, every step of the way.
Contact our team today to find out how we help children in the Mobile area or how you can make a difference as a foster parent.
Experience the Joy of Fostering in Mobile, Alabama
With kids right here in Mobile waiting to be welcomed by their new foster family, you can forever change a child's life for the better. Embarking on the path of a foster parent in Mobile is a deeply meaningful choice—a commitment to the futures of your community's children. It's a journey where every small act of kindness you offer helps to uplift a child's spirit. Wondering what it's like to take that journey as a foster parent? Find out as Erin-Page Brown, an adoptive parent and former foster parent to over 25 children, answers some of the most commonly asked foster parenting questions.
Mobile, AL Therapeutic Foster Care Services: Helping Children Overcome Trauma
Our team of clinical coordinators, case managers, master’s level therapists, and other caring staff is committed to helping children grow and thrive. We get to know each child we serve so we can create a unique plan tailored to their needs and goals, with services and supports 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
- • There are about 400,000 children in foster care across the country.
- • The number of children in foster care changes from year to year. In 2018, it was as high as 437,000. (Statista)
- • The average age of a child in foster care is 8. (AdoptUSKids)
- • About 51% of kids in foster care are boys, and 49% are girls. (AFCARS Report)
- • Children in foster care can be as young as infants to young adults at 20 years old. (Kids Count Data Center)
- • Over 19,000 children aged out of foster care as recently as 2021. (Annie E. Casey Foundation)
- • 31-46% of young people leaving foster care will be homeless by age 26. (National Alliance to End Homelessness)
Read more statistics on our blog
You Can Change a Life as a Foster Parent in the Mobile Area
Across the country, the need for loving foster parents is great. There are more than 400,000 kids in foster care nationwide, and there are many children in need in the Mobile area, too. In our program, foster parents provide a safe, stable home where children become part of the family. With the support of our caring team, foster parents support children in overcoming a wide range of challenges. As a foster parent, you have the chance to make a difference for a child in your community. Learn how to become a foster parent.
Meet One of Our Foster Parents
“What really keeps me going is my empathy,” says Sheena, a foster parent who has welcomed children with autism into her home. “If you have the heart for it, do it. Everything else will fall into place, but if your heart is genuinely in the right place to support kids with autism the resources are there. Just start with your heart and mind in the right place and be open to learning.”
Resources for Becoming a Foster Parent in Alabama
Read our blog to find more information about becoming a foster parent. Learn about how to get started in the process, foster parent responsibilities, requirements, and more.
Directions & Location Info for Our Mobile Foster Care Location
Any Questions About Foster Care in the Mobile Area?
Contact us today with questions about our support services for children or if you are interested in becoming a foster parent in Mobile 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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