What is Resource Family Approval (RFA)?:

A unified, family-friendly, and child-centered, resource family approval process to replace the former multiple processes for licensing foster family homes and approving relatives and nonrelative extended family members as foster care providers, and approving families for legal guardianship or adoption. The RFA process:

• Is streamlined and eliminates the duplication of existing processes.
• Unifies approval standards for all caregivers, regardless of the child’s case plan.
• Includes a comprehensive Family Evaluation, home environment check, and training for all families, including relatives.
• Prepares families to better meet the needs of vulnerable children in the foster care system.
• Allows seamless transition to permanency.

For more information on becoming a Resource Parent (formerly known as a “foster parent”) please Email Us or call (530) 822-7227.

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