Foster Care

SAFY provides a safe and stable living environment as we work to build the tools to support permanency through reunification whenever possible.

Foster Parent Experience

Foster parents come from all backgrounds, as do the youth we serve. Having a diverse population of foster families to serve youth is important to meet the variety of needs of youth experiencing foster care. Whether you are an older adult, single, married, unmarried partners (in most states), LGBTQIA+, stay-at-home or working, homeowner or renter, fostering could fit your family.

The Basic Requirements

  • Be at least 21 years of age in most states

  • Complete required training, paperwork, and home assessment

  • Maintain safe bedroom space for youth

  • Demonstrate financial stability

The SAFY Difference: A Youth’s Perspective

95% of youth served reported feeling more positive about their future

“This has been the best experience. You guys have helped me with everything I need to become a successful adult when I move out on my own, and I love everything you guys do for us and for our foster parents.”

Results from SAFY’s Satisfaction Survey

Our Impact

SAFY’s supports through our foster care services include case management, mental health assessments, person-centered treatment planning, and evidence-based skills teaching.  SAFY’s positive impact of our support was made during 2022 through the following:

  • 2,297 youth served

  • 54% of youth achieved permanency (15.6% higher than the federal benchmark of 38.1%)

  • 97% of those served feel SAFY is helping them achieve their goals

The SAFY Difference

  • It is extremely hard at times for foster parents. But when you have an agency like SAFY that supports you, it makes it a lot easier to continue to make a positive impact on kids’ lives. Our agency helps us focus during the hard times on why we do what we do, to make a difference in kids’ lives.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Ohio

  • When comparing first time foster parents from SAFY to another Licensing Agency, it is vastly different. SAFY has greatly prepared and trained the family I work with. SAFY is able to answer and mitigate questions for the family while also advocating for them appropriately!

    Indiana Department of Child Services Case Worker

  • Ever since we became a part of the SAFY family they have always gone above and beyond to support and help meet our goals! We are eternally grateful for the continuous support that they have given us.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Colorado

  • You guys are amazing and phenomenal. Everything you all do has been nothing but a beautiful thing. Keep it up!

    SAFY Foster Parent, Nevada

  • We have loved being foster parents with SAFY of Sidney, always supportive of us during our foster parent journey.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Ohio

  • I prefer to work with homes that are SAFY homes. I feel like we get more results.

    Indiana Department of Child Services Case Worker

  • SAFY is very supportive. The team I worked with from the beginning to now has been nothing less than wonderful. I have recommended SAFY to everyone that I know that wants to foster.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Indiana

  • SAFY is an awesome agency and we are super happy we found them!

    SAFY Foster Parent, Colorado

  • The [SAFY] case manager whom I work with is phenomenal. I cannot share enough great things about her. She responds to communication timely and supports the foster family very well. It is a pleasure having her on the child and family team. I am sure that the foster parents and youth would agree!

    Indiana Department of Child Services, Case Manager

  • We couldn't be any happier with SAFY. After using the county agency 10 years ago, we have truly been blown away with all SAFY provides our family.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Ohio

  • The entire SAFY staff have worked together to provide outstanding services and resources to me and the children I had worked with in my home.

    SAFY Foster Parent, Ohio

  • As a foster parent, there are valleys and there are peaks. But, after the peaks, you forget the valleys.

    Jeff Crawford, SAFY Foster Parent & Board Member

Where We Provide Services

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