BE A PART OF OUR TEAM
VALUES Therapeutic Foster Care is offered to children birth through 17 referred from Department of Social Services, courts, mental health clinics, or emergency shelters. The children in state custody need a structured, supportive, caring home that will address their needs and provide them with consistency.
VALUES is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services. Children are Medicaid approved for health care and receive clothing vouchers from DSS and are from Wise, Scott, and Lee Counties, and the City of Norton.
Foster parents receive training before a child is placed and during the placement along with regular visits in the home by their caseworker.
VALUES Foster Care provides critical support to children who are unable to live with their biological families due to abuse, neglect, and truancy or substance abuse, or other issues. VALUES is designed to provide children from the surrounding counties with caring, supportive families in Lee, Scott, and Wise counties and the city of Norton so they can remain in their local communities.
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THE FACE OF VIRGINIA FOSTER CARE
There are more than 5,326 Virginia children in foster care, with 1,480 waiting to be adopted, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health Administration for Children & Families. The need is great considering there are fewer licensed foster parents and limits on how many children are allowed in individual foster homes.
VALUES PARENTS
VALUES parents help their child develop independent living skills and healthy relationship skills, increase self-esteem and learn to solve problems without forgetting other’s needs.
As a critical member of the VALUES team, foster parents have the responsibility of coordinating their child’s activities, building relationships, solving day-to-day problems, implementing the behavioral plan; and informally training their child with independent living skills. VALUES goal is to help children re-unite with their biological parents or move into adoptive homes.
There are more than 5,326 Virginia children in foster care, with 1,480 waiting to be adopted, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health Administration for Children & Families. The need is great considering there are fewer licensed foster parents and limits on how many children are allowed in individual foster homes.
WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE?
Raising a child is never easy. As a foster parent for a child who has different needs, it is important to have support as challenges arise. The VALUES team wants to be support for your dedicated family. VALUES case managers will be in the home to assist a foster family and the child by developing a plan that will make that child successful in achieving their individualized goals. Staff can also provide links to other services that would be beneficial such as individual therapy, family therapy and medication management.
- 24-hour on-call support
- Outstanding support by VALUES Case Managers
- Free Pre-Service Training
- Ongoing Training
HOW TO APPLY
Virginia Behavioral Services:
Lee County Behavioral Health Services
34084 Wilderness Road
Jonesville, VA 24263
Phone: 276-346-3590
Wise County Behavioral Health Services
295 Wharton LN NE
Norton, VA 24273
Phone: 276-260-9991
Scott County Behavioral Health Services
1006 U.S. Hwy 23N
Weber City, VA 24290
Phone: 276-225-0970
VALUES THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE
43 Champions Ave.
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
276-523-0682