Foster Care: Getting Started
Foster Care
Provide a Ray of Hope
Complete and return the Foster Application (below), including the criminal history forms for all family members 14 years of age and older to our office. Simply click the link to get a copy, or contact the office in your area to request an application packet. Angelheart will provide you with community related resources for training, as well as training facilitated by the Angelheart Staff.
Foster Parent Requirements:
Prior to being considered as an Angelheart Foster Parent, families are required to review and abide by the Texas HHS Chapter 749 CPA Minimum Standards.
You must be:
- 25 years of age or older
- A Texas resident
- Married at least 1 year (if married) or divorced or widowed at least 1 year (if divorced or widowed)
- Healthy, responsible and mature, capable of meeting the special needs of children in care
You must have:
- Dependable transportation
- An available bedroom of at least 80 square feet for the foster child
- A negative T.B. test
You must not:
- Have a criminal record
- Have a history of abusing children
- Be dependent on the income from being a foster parent to support yourself and your family
You must also:
- Pass a health and fire inspection on your house
- Complete several required hours of Foster Parent training
- Agree and abide by our no physical discipline policy
- Abide by the state agency standards, policies, practices and procedures