Experience Foster Parenting Foster families are a vital resource for children who must be temporarily removed from their homes. Adelphoi Village foster care program provides these children with a stable, structured environment, ensuring their physical and emotional safety while they are away from their families. Children come to us from homes where things are not so happy - homes with abuse, neglect, indifference, and pain. Our foster parents work as part of a treatment team where permanency and treatment plans are developed for youth in conjunction with the courts, the natural family, and Adelphoi Village. Through ongoing training and support, Adelphoi Village provides foster parents with the tools necessary to deal with situations they may encounter along the way. The foster family's primary responsibility is to guide, to love, and to discipline the youth as she/he progresses in overall development. Our ultimate goal is to reunite the family unit. Options Available Foster Care for difficult to place children Intensive Foster Care for youth with more intense problems Pregnant and Parenting Care to work with pregnant teens and mothers Respite/Shelter Care for short-term placement on weekends and/or holidays Independent Living Presently, Adelphoi Village's foster care program operates throughout Western and Central Pennsylvania. Adelphoi Village foster families receive 24 hour on-call assistance, and are eligible for the following reimbursement and compensation programs. Daily Reimbursement A daily reimbursement is offered to each family who fosters a youth to help meet the youth's daily needs. The amount varies depending on the services that the youth requires and the length of service of the foster parent. An increased daily reimbursement is contingent upon successful completion of each annual evaluation. Travel Reimbursement: A mileage reimbursement is provided for all travel that relates to the treatment of the foster child. Clothing Reimbursement: An initial clothing allotment is received from the county with which the child is associated. The amount varies with the individual counties and the clothing needs of the child. Additionally, each youth is entitled to receive an ongoing monthly clothing allotment. The foster family is reimbursed every three months by Adelphoi Village. Medical: All medical services and prescription drug costs incurred by the youth in care are covered by health insurance, parental insurance, or by the placing agency. Adoption Services Adoptive Families are the answer to many children's prayers. Adelphoi Village is a licensed adoption agency and is pleased to be affiliated with SWAN, the State Wide Adoption Network. SWAN assists in enhancing adoption services on behalf of children in custody in Pennsylvania. Working with SWAN allows Adelphoi Village to register its foster/adopt parents through the Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange (PAE). Once registered, Adelphoi Village foster parents have the opportunity to seek information on adoptable children. In situations where biological parents fail to follow through with recommended treatment services, and parental rights are terminated, Adelphoi Village foster families become a resource for adoption. Through its affiliation with SWAN, Adelphoi Village can provide parent and child profiles in an effort to assist youth in obtaining permanent families who will give them the love and attention they need. Private adoptions have become very prohibitive in cost, but adoptions through SWAN are essentially free. In addition, the family can receive a subsidy once the adoption is finalized. The intention of Adelphoi Village is not to be a private adoption agency, but to be a private agency that offers needy children the opportunity to grow up in a permanent family environment. Adelphoi Village also assists youth in their preparation for adoption. Other services include Post Permanency Services for youth and families (assessment, case advocacy and respite), Child Specific Recruitments, Child Preparation Services, and Child and Family Profiles. For more information about foster care and adoption, please contact our recruitment department:paulj@adelphoivillage.org Adelphoi Village Foster Care and Adoptive Services 105 W. 4th Street, Greensburg, PA 15601 Local calls: (724) 838-7334 Toll Free: 1-800-KID-5928