Treatment Foster Care

Treatment Foster Care with Impact

Impact provides treatment foster care services to the state of Virginia. Treatment foster care offers children or youth extra support while they work toward achieving permanency. Specially trained foster families care for these youth. When children leave their homes, the local Department of Social Services (LDSS) takes custody and places them in licensed foster homes. Some situations, however, demand additional support. Impact’s Treatment Foster Care services helps when a child needs more assistance due to trauma or when LDSS lacks a home that can meet the child’s needs or accommodate their siblings.

The Impact Treatment Foster Care Difference

At Impact, we believe in the power of positive change, and it all starts with intentionality.

We promise comprehensive support to every foster family, encompassing:

Tailored support hours for each youth, including life coaching, Independent Living coaching, tutoring, mentoring, and family coaching.
Implementation of an Independent Living skills curriculum for older youth.
Active engagement with the birth family.

We’re not just changing lives—we’re creating a positive and intentional outcome for the future of every child and teen in foster care.

Become a Foster Parent

Impact Living Services Believes that Foster Families Deserve:

Elevated Training

Impact’s treatment foster parents undergo specialized training to become trauma-informed, creating a healing environment for children to explore their journey to recovery. Children who have experienced trauma often face educational, emotional, and behavioral delays, and our Treatment foster parents are equipped with tailored training to meet these unique needs.

Comprehensive Support

We offer a wide range of support to ensure positive outcomes for children with specialized needs.

What Impact Provides

Our focus extends beyond immediate care—we aim to strengthen the children’s relationships with their birth parents. Impacts Case Managers provide dedicated support hours to the foster family and the child monthly, providing individualized support. These families benefit from the assistance of dedicated professional case managers who provide crucial support to navigate the emotional challenges that fostering can bring to their daily lives. This is particularly significant as they address the youth’s behavioral, emotional, or medical challenges in their care. Additionally, we provide service coordination, respite care, 24/7 on-call support, and ongoing training. Impact understand that fostering can be challenging and require much effort, but the benefits and rewards are immeasurable.

Needed Financial Assistance

Impact treatment foster care families receive financial assistance to alleviate the extra expenses of welcoming another child into their homes. The foster care rates in Virginia are set by DSS and are based on the ages of the child, and each child will also have an assessment where additional funding may occur.

Transitions with Purpose

Treatment foster families play a pivotal role in helping children transition toward reuniting with their families. Recognized as the primary source for facilitating treatment, foster parents hold a significant role in aiding children during this transitional stage of life. They provide the essential resources to turn the goals for these children into a tangible reality.

Collaboration for Success

Various staff members collaborate with parents within the Treatment foster care framework to provide training and ongoing support. Their shared priority is to create a welcoming, nurturing home environment that fosters the well-being and development of the children in their care.

How Impact Helps

At Impact, we believe in providing homes and creating transformative environments where children can thrive, and families can reunite with strength and support.

Who We Serve

Impact’s commitment extends to both children and teens, and we understand the unique needs of each group. That’s why we emphasize the importance of stable placements and strong support systems. For example, Impact’s foster homes that care for teens focus on teaching independent living skills and giving youth opportunities to practice these skills, preparing them for living independently in the future. Unfortunately, children and teens in foster care often experience multiple placements because foster families don’t receive mindful, individualized support from their foster care agency. To address this, Impact prioritizes reinforcing support to improve outcomes for both foster parents and the youth in their care.

While foster families are needed for all age groups, those willing to take in youth ages 12 and up are especially critical. Their support can make a significant difference during this challenging time in a young person’s life.

Who Makes a Great Foster Parent?

We are actively searching for families who are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and youth in foster care. You can be single, married, widowed, or divorced, with or without parenting experience, you could be the difference a child needs. We especially need families who can offer a safe and secure environment while teaching essential independent living skills to older youth. To be a good foster parent, you must be willing to understand the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences. It’s also important to acknowledge that you don’t have all the answers. The best foster parents are flexible, ask for help when needed, and rely on professionals to assist the child placed in their care when necessary.

Our Reach:

While our physical offices are based in Lynchburg, Roanoke, Richmond, Fairfax, and Harrisonburg, Impact’s vision extends far beyond these locations. We seek foster families and referrals from all surrounding cities and counties.

Are you prepared to make a lasting impact as a foster parent? Join us on this transformative journey!

Become a Foster Parent!

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