Foster parents in Allegheny County must be trained by a licensed agency and meet all requirements and standards set by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Department of Human Services contracts with family foster care provider agencies throughout the county to connect foster parents with children and teens who need them.<\/p>\n
Once you have an idea of what it means to be a foster parent, the next step is to get better acquainted with our agencies to help you choose one that best meets your needs.<\/p>\n
A short description of each program is below. You may want to visit the agency websites for more details by clicking on the agency’s name before each description.<\/p>\n
The agency\u2019s location may also be an important factor to consider. This map of Allegheny County foster care agency locations<\/a> may be helpful to you. Trainings, as well as additional resources, activities and meetings generally occur at the agency location. Most agencies permit future and current foster parents to take trainings at other member agencies and accept those hours toward the total number of hours required to be licensed. Each agency description indicates whether it participates in this training cooperative.<\/p>\n You can get to know more about the agencies by contacting them by phone. The contacts listed below are available to answer your questions. Please refer to the Get Started page<\/a> for suggested topics. If you still have questions after talking with the agency representative, please contact the Director\u2019s Action Line by email<\/a> or by phone at 1-800-862-6783. Our specialists are here to help.<\/p>\n Regions are identified based on training location. All agencies serve all of Allegheny County and accept trainings from other listed agencies. Click on the name of the region below to see descriptions of the agencies.<\/p>\n Interactive map of all DHS-contracted Foster Care Agencies<\/a><\/p>\nDHS-contracted Foster Care Agencies by Region<\/h3>\n
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