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    • Parent Advisory Collaborative
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    • Rights for Children in Out-of-Home Care, CSO-3121
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    • Self-Advocacy Resources
    • Guardian Ad Litem Survey
  • Foster & Adoption
    • Foster Care
      • Start the Journey! Orientation
      • Learn More
      • Kinship Support Services
      • Therapeutic Foster Care
      • Licensing Agencies
      • Information Events
      • Kinship Resources
      • Go-to Guide
      • Foster & Kinship FAQ's
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GAP Ministries

Gap Ministries is an agency comprised of dedicated team members that would love to help guide you and your family, both physically and spiritually, through the journey of becoming a licensed foster and/or adoptive parent. Let GAP Ministries show you the dedication and commitment we have to helping your family succeed in care for these vulnerable children.

Counties
Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz
Great For:
Military Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, Married Couples
Brighter Heights Arizona

Brighter Heights Arizona provides therapeutic services for adults and adolescents, located in Prescott Valley. We offer therapeutic foster care homes and adolescent/adult group homes, providing a continuum of care as needed.

Counties
Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, Yuma
Great For:
Therapeutic Foster Care
A New Leaf

A New Leaf’s foster care program welcomes those interested in becoming licensed for foster care or adoption. We firmly believe that anyone with a loving home and big heart can be a successful foster parent. We are accepting of all families regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or socioeconomic status.

Counties
Maricopa, Pima, Pinal
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ, Single Parents, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Arizona Faith and Families

Arizona Faith and Families rallies the Christian church to respond to the crisis of children who are in need of homes through biblical training that prepares and equips parents for their family ministry.

Counties
Maricopa
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, Married Couples (1 year plus)
Christian Family Care

Christian Family Care aims for a future where every vulnerable child is loved and nurtured in a Christ-centered family by partnering with families, churches and caring neighbors to provide comprehensive adoption and foster care services.

Counties
Cochise, Coconino, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, Married Couples (1 year plus), *Therapeutic Foster Care
AZ Treasured Family Services

At AZ Treasured Family Services, our mission is to build strong family units within our communities, one treasured child at a time. We offer a range of services focused on healing, empowerment, and support. Our team of social workers brings extensive experience in child welfare, mental health, and family dynamics.

Counties
La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, Yuma
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking families, LGBTQ+, Single parents, Married couples
Clarvida *

Clarvida, formerly Pathways of Arizona. We have 40+ years of experience in foster care and offer: regular foster, medically complex, therapeutic, and child developmental homes. We are big enough to meet the needs of our providers but small enough to know our families individually. *Also offers regular foster home licensing

Counties
Maricopa, Pima, Yuma
Great For:
Therapeutic Foster Care
Catholic Charities Community Services

Catholic Charities Community Services provide life-changing services that protect and nurture children, help strengthen families and assist individuals in crisis.

Counties
Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Yavapai
Great For:
Military Families, Single Parents, Spanish Speaking Families, Married Couples (1 year plus), Medically Complex, Adoption Only, *Therapeutic Foster Care
StepStone

StepStone (ResCare) provides foster and adoptive homes for children in foster care, developmental homes for children and adults with developmental disabilities, respite services, as well as training for licensing and respite.

Counties
Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Grace Retreat Foster Care

Grace Retreat is committed to support families through the process of becoming licensed and providing a home for children that makes them feel valued, loved and safe.

Counties
Cochise, Pima, Pinal
Great For:
Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents
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