Foster Parent
Persons who provide foster care services to children who have been committed to the custody of the state
“Take it one day at a time and never be afraid to ask for help.”
-Foster Parent Lived Expert, Barren County
Rights and What to Expect
- Foster parent guidelines and expectations are outlined in Department of Community Based Services’ The Foster Parent Handbook Manual
- Foster parents have rights and responsibilities that are outlined in KRS 620.360
Support
Foster Parent Mentor Program is a mentor-mentee program established UK College of Social Work with the Department of Community Based Services to support foster parents.
To meet the needs of children placed in their home, foster parents can receive benefits through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services’ KY FACES website.
Kentucky Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Support Network is a statewide organization for foster/adoptive parents. The Network is composed of 15 regional teams of experienced foster/adoptive parents who work to provide support and training to current foster/adoptive parents and recruit new homes for Kentucky’s waiting children.
Resources for all Kentucky Families to Access:
- Kentucky211
- MyKY.info Statewide Resource Search Tool
- kynect – Kentucky Community Resources
- kynect – Family Support Benefits
- Kentucky Resources for Youth & Families Brochure
- Department for Community Based Services – Full Directory
- Department for Community Based Services – Standard of Practice Manual
- Division of Family Resource and Youth Service Centers
- The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
- Civil Legal Aid Programs
- Language Access Supports:
- Office of Language Access promotes, enhances, and supports justice by assisting the Kentucky Court of Justice in communicating with the deaf and hard of hearing and those with limited English proficiency (LEP). Allows an individual to request an interpreter in advance.
- Kentucky Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing provides information, referral and advocacy services, and an interpreter referral service for state agencies.
- LACES (Language, Access, Communication, Empowerment, Support) Program Aetna Better Health of Kentucky offers a Value-Added Benefit to Aetna SKY members who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Kentucky Court of Justice – Find an Interpreter
- Interpretation and Translation Services — International Center of Kentucky
- Global Lex has access to telephone interpreter assistance in over 240 languages. Contact Global Lex by calling (859) 246-4333.