Foster Care/Kinship Care

The Area V Agency on Aging located in Pocatello provides information and support which maximizes independence and quality of life for older adults, 60 years of age and older, individuals with disabilities and vulnerable adults 18 years and older.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

• Adult Protection - Investigation and legal assistance.
• Family Caregiver Support Program - Assistance, information, respite, support and supplemental services.
• In-Home Services - Case management, homemaker, home-delivered meals, and caregivers respite.
• Medicare Education - Help in understanding Medicare and rectifying billing questions.
• Nutrition Services - Senior Center directory, home-delivered meals, congregate meals, education and counseling.
• Ombudsmen - Advocates for the elderly in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.
• Support Services - Information and Assistance, outreach, transportation, adult day care.
• KinCare Coalition - supports the efforts of grandparents and other adults/kin who step in to parent children during temporary or permanent absence or neglect of parents.
• Assistive Technology - storage for Equipment Reutilization Program.

The Idaho Commission on Aging provides contract oversight to the Area Agency on Aging offices.

Services for older adults and adults with disabilities.
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

• Adult Protection - Investigation and legal assistance.
• Family Caregiver Support Program - Assistance, information, respite, support and supplemental services.
• In-Home Services - Case management, homemaker, home-delivered meals and caregivers respite.
• Medicare Education - Help in understanding Medicare and rectifying billing questions.
• Nutrition Services - Senior Center directory, home-delivered meals, congregate meals, education and counseling.
• Ombudsmen - Advocates for the elderly.
• Support Services - Information and Assistance, outreach, transportation.
• Additional Programs & Services - Telephone reassurance.
• KinCare Coalition - supports the efforts of grandparents and other adults/kin who step in to parent children during temporary or permanent absence or neglect of parents. Relatives as Parents or Grandparents as Parents support groups are established to share information among members and provide a safe place to discuss the problems associated with your new parenting situation. Call the contact listed for meeting times and more information.

The Idaho Commission on Aging provides contract oversight to the Area Agency on Aging offices.

The Idaho Commission on Aging (ICOA) serves Idahou2019s seniors and people with disabilities by safeguarding their rights, fostering self-sufficiency, providing counseling, and advocating on their behalf. The ICOA provides opportunities for individuals to access a comprehensive array of private and public pay, long term care, support services through u201cSingle Access Pointsu201d operated by the Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs).

The Older Americans Act (OAA) authorizes the state to designate a State Unit on Aging (SUA) to administer federal programs in Idaho. As the SUA, ICOA has the authority to: develop and manage budgets and programs, propose statutory changes and administrative rules, and develop the required State Plan to address the needs of older Idahoans, people with disabilities and their caregivers.

The Idaho Commission on Aging was designated by the Governor as the SUA, pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, Section 305. The ICOA is considered an independent Commission directly under the Governoru2019s office and administers and ensures compliance of state and federally funded programs under the Older Americans Act and the State Senior Services Act.

BINGHAM COUNTY split - Blackfoot and Shelley handled by Region 7

Navigation is a short term (120 days or less), solution focused flexible service intended to help members of the community who are experiencing temporary instability find services and resources in the context of a plan.

**Effective 4/10/2012 all referrals for Bingham County (Blackfoot 83221, Shelley 83274, ) will be handled by Region 7.**

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

Navigation is a short term (120 days or less), solution focused flexible service intended to help members of the community who are experiencing temporary instability find services and resources in the context of a plan.

Navigation is a short term (120 days or less), solution focused flexible service intended to help members of the community who are experiencing temporary instability find services and resources in the context of a plan.

Navigation is a short term (120 days or less), solution focused flexible service intended to help members of the community who are experiencing temporary instability find services and resources in the context of a plan.

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

The Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse (ECIC) holds information about children birth through age five and includes resources available for parents, caregivers, and early childhood professionals. The ECIC is sponsored by the State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) grant and the Early Childhood Coordinating Council (EC3). www.earlychildhood.dhw.idaho.gov

Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

To have foster and foster-to-adopt parents who are a support to families, not a substitute for parents. There is also a need for families who are interested in adoption if, after supporting the child and their family, reunification is unsuccessful.

• Foster parents are part of a professional team, which includes parent(s), social workers, court-appointed special advocate/guardian ad litem (GAL), court personnel, therapists, school staff, and other professionals.
• Foster parents support birth families toward reunification.
• Foster parents provide safe, loving, temporary care for children whose parents cannot safely meet their needs. The majority of children or youth who cannot be safely reunified with their parents/guardian will achieve permanency through their relative, kinship family, or foster parent. 
• Foster parents support children in maintaining their connections to their community, school, family, friends, and faith.
• Reunification is the primary goal and the most common outcome.

The Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses child care facilities, foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program receives and evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

Adoption calls are routed to Idaho Youth Ranch.
The Regional Children and Family Services Program evaluates reports of child abuse, neglect or abandonment. When necessary, appropriate services are provided to resolve family needs. This Program assesses, evaluates and determines reported incidents of child abuse, which may include an evaluation of family members and/or the abused child. Helps acquire counseling for victim, parents, abuser and other involved. There is no fee for child protective services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program licenses foster homes and provides some adoption services.

The Regional Children and Family Services Program is administered by the Division of Family and Community Services.

MK Place provides drug/alcohol evaluations, intensive outpatient treatment, family education, family therapy, drug court programs and residential treatment to adolescents who are seriously and harmfully involved with alcohol and drugs.

This program is administered by the Bannock Youth Foundation, a private, non-profit organization that has been providing a variety of intervention, treatment, and support services to youth and families in Bannock County since 1978.

Project Safe Place is a network of safe locations throughout the community where youth victims, youth at risk or youth in danger can turn for help. The Safe Place locations have trained individuals who participate in the Safe Place program. They will assess the situation and make the appropriate referral or contact. Safe Place Sites are limited to business locations and public buildings. Currently, there are 85 businesses and public buildings that are Safe Place locations in Pocatello, Chubbuck, Inkom, American Falls, Fort. Hall, Lava, Downey, and McCammon.

*Baby Steps 234-1122 ext 15 Contact Candice Camper.

Hotline is staffed 24 hours per day by volunteers. Provides a variety of intervention, treatment and support services to youth and families in Bannock County.

Family Counseling Program provides crises intervention, individual and family counseling, mediation services and competency building on an outpatient basis to at risk youth and their families. Program includes the following components: Child Custody & Family Mediation; Victim Assistance Counseling; Victim/Offender Mediation; Testing & Assessment; Social Skills/Anger Management; Competency Building.

Out of Home Placement Program provides 8 out of home placements for young people in the custody of the State under Child Protection or Childrens Mental Health. Out of care is provided in the following two settings:
**Transitional Group Care Project - structured group care for adolescents in the custody of the State of Idaho.
**Treatment Family Program - a professional foster care program providing community based and family centered treatment to young people in State custody.

Bannock House provides emergency shelter, counseling and aftercare services to runaway & homeless youth and their families.

Runaway Homeless Youth Project provides emergency shelter only for adolescents. Counseling and aftercare services to runaway and homeless. They can house 13 youths, co-ed from ages 10-1.

Programs are administered by the Bannock Youth Foundation, a private, non-profit organization that has been providing a variety of intervention, treatment and support to youth and families in Bannock County since 1978.

Consulting: Ongoing strategic consultation at no cost to child welfare systems and tribes.

Public Policy: Comprehensive child welfare information to support policymakers

Research and Analysis: Information to support decision-making, bolster system integration, build capacity, and support sustainability.

Casey Life Skills: Free practice tool and framework for working with youth in foster care. It assesses independent living skills and provides results instantly. Intended to be done between a youth and their social worker, case manger, or other mentor.

Direct Services: Operates nine field offices in five states (Arizona, California, Idaho, Texas, and Washington) that provide direct services to urgan, suburban, and rural communities.

The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) is a non-profit organization established in 1972 to address the concerns of several independent groups of foster parents and child welfare professionals to provide foster families with opportunities for advocacy, networking, and education.

Primary Activities:

• Promote the delivery of services and supports to foster families
• Support quality foster care by promoting excellence and best practice
• Provide services and supports to state and local foster parent associations
• Develop and provide education and training, information, dissemination of information to the public
• Advocate at the local, state and national level; promote networking and collaboration
• Promote positive image of family foster care; greater visibility; encourage active involvement