Getting started.
Who this helps
Foster parents must complete training and licensing requirements. Youth are placed through the Maine DHHS child welfare system. Contact Community Care to learn about becoming a treatment foster parent.
How to get started
Call to learn about becoming a treatment foster parent. Staff will explain the training requirements, licensing process, and the level of support provided. Treatment foster parents receive specialized training to care for children with complex behavioral and emotional needs.
How they can help.
Community Care's Treatment Foster Care program supports foster parents caring for youth with higher-level emotional and behavioral needs who are in the custody of Maine DHHS. The program provides professional training, ongoing case management, 24/7 support, clinical consultation, and support groups for foster families. They serve families in central and eastern Maine, within a 1-hour radius of their Skowhegan and Bangor locations, as well as the Machias area.
- Treatment foster care placements
- Foster parent training and licensing support
- 24/7 on-call support
- Clinical consultation
- Case management
- Support groups for foster parents
Before you get started.
Check how the service works, when it is available, and any costs. Ask about communication or accessibility support if you need it.
Call with your questions