Foster Care provides services to children when they must be removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.  Includes supportive services for foster and adoptive parents.    
      
Jovetta  L. Whitfield, MSW
Child Placement Program Manager
Office: 919-560-8467  Fax: 919-560-8442
Email: jwhitfield@durhamcountync.gov   
   
To learn more about services provided, eligibility, applications and referrals, click here: Program Directory  (PDF) 

   
Do you have love in your heart and room in your home?
Consider becoming a foster parent.   

How to become a foster parent:
To become a foster parent (PDF) 

Free Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) classes must be completed as part of the foster parent licensing process.  The 5 week course is designed to help you learn how to handle the complex issues you may face as a foster parent.  Classes are offered at night and on Saturdays to meet the needs of working families.

Foster/Adoption Recruitment:   
Sandra Reddish  
(919) 560-8080  
sreddish@durhamcountync.gov    
   
External resources:
Center for Child and Family Health   
Center for Child and Family Policy   
Network of Care    
Exchange Club Family Center  
Prevent Child Abuse NC   
Durham System of Care   
NC Foster and Adoptive Parent Association