Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phone: Child Abuse Hotline 1-888-767-2445
We think these agencies would be ideal at helping you in your journey towards fostering licensure. They’ll be there to hold your hand along the way, answer any questions you have, and get you set up for success as a foster or adoptive parent.
Based on your location, these are the agencies available to you:
A Circle Together and its affiliate programs aim to promote holistic strength-based, and family-based principles within the foster care community while therapeutically supporting and strengthening youth, families, organizations, and communities through the creation of innovative services.
Counties: Maricopa, Pima, Pinal
Great for:Military Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents
Phone Number:(602) 668-6601
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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
Phone Number:(480) 733-3053
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Aid to Adoption of Special Kids, AASK, aims to ensure every child in foster care in Arizona has someone who cares deeply about them by making the job of providing a foster home as easy as possible.
Counties: Maricopa, Pinal
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, Families Speaking ASL, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents
Phone Number:(602) 930-4900
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Agape is a Christian based Phoenix adoption agency with a passion to empower positive outcomes for children and families by collaborating with birth parents, adoptive and foster families, government agencies and community service providers throughout the journey of life, love and healing.
Counties: Maricopa, Pinal
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ, Single Parents, Married Couples (1 year plus)
Phone Number:(480) 272-7994
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Arizona Baptist Children’s Services desires to provide hope and care to hurting children and families through Christ-centered ministries.
Counties: Coconino, Maricopa, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, Yuma
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, Married couples
Phone Number:(800) 678-0648
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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)
Phone Number:(623) 300-6073
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Arizona’s Children Association is committed to providing a specifically tailored continuum of family focused, strength-based, culturally sensitive and outcome driven services to children and families in need.
Counties: Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, Yuma
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Phone Number:(602) 253-1620
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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
Phone Number:(480) 352-1923
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Casa de los Niños supports prospective foster parents by not only guiding them through the foster care licensing process, but also by being available for emotional support, encouragement, and guidance through the foster care journey. We also work with families who would accept children and adults with developmental delays.
Counties: Pima
Great for:Spanish Speaking Families, Military Families, Single Parents, Two-Parent Families, LGBTQ Families
Phone Number:(520) 326-8250
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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
Phone Number:(602) 943-3843
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Catholic Community Services of Southern AZ helps children, families, and individuals live with independence and dignity through their many different services.
Counties: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz
Great for:Military Families, Single Parents, Married Couples (1 year plus)
Phone Number:(520) 458-4203
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Child Crisis Arizona provides emergency shelter, foster care, adoption, counseling, early education, and parenting support services to Arizona’s most vulnerable children and families.
Counties: Maricopa
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents
Phone Number:(602) 385-7526
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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
Phone Number:(602) 234-1935
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Clarvida, formerly HRT. 40+ years of experience in foster care and offers: regular foster, medically complex, therapeutic, and child developmental homes. We're big enough to meet the needs of our providers but small enough to know our families.
Counties: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma
Great for:Military Families, Spanish-Speaking Families, LGBTQ families, single parents, two-parent homes, Married couples, Medically complex, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Phone Number:(602) 433-1344
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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
Phone Number:(520) 704-4673
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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
Phone Number:(520) 276-9661
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Intermountain Centers has been supporting foster parents across the state for nearly 50 years. Our experienced foster care staff will guide you through each step in becoming a foster parent. You can provide a home for one child or more.
Counties: Cochise, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ+ Families, Single Parent Families, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Phone Number:(833) 528-0182
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La Paloma Family Services provides shelter, counseling, guidance and assistance to Arizona’s at-risk children with services designed to provide the tools and support children need to meet life’s challenges.
Counties: Pima
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Phone Number:(520) 429-4247
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Onward Hope is a foster care, adoption and transitions services agency that provides home recruitment, study, supervision, foster parent pre-service training and parent aide
Counties: Maricopa
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, Married Couples (1 year plus)
Phone Number:(602) 441-2723
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RISE provides foster care, disability and Early Intervention services, including day programs, managed care, employment assistance, summer programs, kinship care, mental health services, Speech Therapy and Developmental Specialists.
Counties: Maricopa, Pima, Pinal
Great for:Military Families, Spanish Speaking Families, LGBTQ Families, Single Parents, Married Families, *Therapeutic Foster Care
Phone Number:(480) 295-4945
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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
Phone Number:(480) 456-0549
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The agencies you connected with will help walk you through all the steps to getting your license. But you don’t have to wait for them to reach out to get things going. Our Go-To Guide has all the information you need and you can go through it at your own pace.