Open your heart to a child in foster care
If you are interested in fostering or adopting and want someone to contact you
Contact Us: (877) 306-6250
Ready to become a foster parent? Begin your online registration now.
Are you a Foster Parent licensed with another agency wanting to learn more about DCCCA?
Why DCCCA?
- Each family is assigned one DCCCA Specialist who will visit with the family on a regular basis to ensure that their needs are met
24/7 support from your Specialist, because we know concerns don’t just arise during business hours - Training provided at no cost to foster families
- Personalized matching of children with families
- Two days of paid respite per month
- Reimbursed twice per month, direct deposit available
- Monthly support group
- Foster family newsletter
- Appreciation events for foster families
- Access to an electronic records system to easily update and complete licensing paperwork and child documents
Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
Register online or call us at (877) 306-6250 and complete the application process.
First meeting in your home with a DCCCA Training and Licensing Specialist.
Complete Deciding Together (DT) training in your home. DT occurs once a week for 7 weeks.
You can complete your paperwork online at your own pace.
A DCF worker will come to your home to do a walkthrough. Don’t worry, your DCCCA Specialist will have already prepared you for this visit.
Receive approval to be a licensed foster parent.
Receive your first call from your DCCCA Specialist regarding a child that matches your home.
Programs
Not every child’s situation is right for every family. DCCCA offers several different types of programs based on your experience and preferences. This helps to ensure the best fit for families and children.
Traditional Family Foster Care
Child In Need of Care (CINC)
Care for children under state custody and legal guardianship.
Respite
Care which allows short-term placement for a child when the long-term foster family needs a break or is unavailable to care for the child due to vacation or personal issues.
Programs for non-custody youth
Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) Respite
Care for children receiving SED waiver services through mental health centers who need short-term respite.
Professional Resource Family Care (PRFC)
Care for children receiving SED waiver services through mental health centers, generally for 30-60 days.
Police Protective Custody (PPC)
Care for children that are temporarily placed under the custody of law enforcement while pending a decision from the court.
Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Short or long term care for children that are receiving I/DD waiver services through the local Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO).
Family Preservation Respite
DCCCA Family Preservation serves families that are at risk for the removal of children from the home. Supports are provided to prevent children from being placed into foster care. Respite is provided when there is an urgent safety concern or when parents need a scheduled break.
Post Adoption Respite
Respite provides a short break for adoptive families and allows caregivers an opportunity to take care of themselves without having to worry about their child.
TFFH Respite or Stability Placements
Therapeutic Family Foster Homes can provide more intensive services for children and families receiving other preventative services such as Family Preservation, Families First, or Post Adoption. Respite or Stability placements (generally 30-60 days) can be provided to prevent hospitalization or removal from the home.
Many Kansas children are in need of safe and nurturing homes. You can make a difference to these children by choosing to become a foster parent.
Foster families provide a stable and caring environment to children until they can reach permanency with their biological family or an adoptive resource.
DCCCA staff are here to provide support through each step of the journey: from the initial contact, to training and on-going supports once children are matched to your home. Explore our page to learn more about Fostering and/or Adopting.
DCCCA, Inc. is licensed by the State of Kansas Department for Children and Families. License Number 47891.