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Angels Watch Foster Care
Angels Watch is a foster care program that serves children who are age 0-6 (with siblings up to age 10) who are not in the custody of the Department of Social Services and whose families are temporarily unable to care for them because of a crisis. Children are placed in licensed Angel Care homes for up to 90 days while the family attempts to resolve the problems. Parents are provided mentoring and links to community resources by program managers and foster parents. No fees are charged to the families.
Contact Renaye Owen for more information.
Family Foster Care
CARING for Children’s Family Foster Care program provides services to children in the custody of the Department of Social Services. These youth need long-term foster care placement and are not eligible for therapeutic foster care services.
Contact Renaye Owen for more information.
PERCS Foster Care
PERCS (Proactive Enhanced Response Crisis Services) is a three-bed Therapeutic Level II foster care program for Buncombe County children, ages 0-18, who have been removed from their homes by and in the custody of the Buncombe County Department of Social Services. This emergency services foster care program provides a safe, supportive environment while long-term placement is being arranged. Therapeutic Foster Parents and Program Managers place special emphasis on helping children understand their situation and adjust to the changes taking place in their lives.
The PERCS program is an adaptation of CARING’s signature program, Our Place. Our Place, a six-bed emergency shelter for children who were removed from their homes by the Buncombe County Department of Social Services, opened in July of 1975 to provide care for these children. It was designed to provide temporary care to help children through the crisis period and give the social workers time to develop a good long-term placement for an individual child.
Contact Renaye Owen for more information.
Therapeutic Foster Care
This program is a specialized Level II mental health foster care program designed to work with youth of all ages who have a history of behavioral, emotional, medical, and/or mental health problems. Licensed foster parents work with children on the issues that caused them to be placed out-of-home. Case Managers provide intensive support to foster parents while the youth is in care. Referrals to the program are made through a mental health provider, and fees are paid through Medicaid or another third-party funding source.
Contact Renaye Owen for more information.
Referral Application
In order to make a referral to CARING for Children for consideration of services, please print out and complete this form. Fax the form, along with a copy of the most recent PCP and Comprehensive Clinical Assessment (if available) to: (828) 298-4870. Please note: You can also download this form, complete the form by typing in the appropriate fields within the .pdf form and email the form to info@caring4children.org. Completion of the referral form does not guarantee that placement will be accepted. Thank you.
