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Foster and Kinship Care

Larimer County Foster and Kinship Care

Foster parents and kinship caregivers are people who are genuinely concerned about the well being of children and families. Foster parents are not related to the children in care, and kinship providers are often relatives, or friends who are close to the child and considered family. They recognize that, although they do the best they can, not all families have the physical, intellectual, or emotional resources to provide children with what they need to grow into healthy, happy, productive adults.

Foster parents and kinship caregivers are acutely aware of the crises, stresses and social problems that result in the abuse and neglect of children, or, in the adolescent behaviors of truancy, running away or ungovernability. Foster parents and kinship providers are people who realize that sometimes family conflicts become so severe that, for their safety and well being, children must be removed from their own homes until problems can be resolved.

Information About Foster Care  

Questions About Foster Care?

Your Foster Care Staff

PRIDE (Parent's Resource for Information, Development, and Education)

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Information About Kinship Care and Temporary Custody  

Questions About Kinship Care?

Your Kinship Care Staff

Links to Other Information

Forms & Information for Current Foster and Kinship Caregivers