Hope Hill Programs & Services
HOPE HILL'S FOSTER CARE PROGRAM
The Foster care Program serves male and female youth age infant through twenty years old. The young people in this program either come from Hope Hill's Residential Treatment Program or are directly placed by the Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS). The Director of the Therapeutic Foster Care Program, pictured on the right, is Ms. Kim Pulliam, CSW.
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Why & How are youth placed in Foster Care?
Youth placed in foster care are from birth to eighteen years of age. In some cases, youth can remain in care until age 21. Youth are placed for reasons of physical, sexual or emotional abuse, lack of housing, serious neglect, or severe family situations. Children grow and develop best in a family setting and foster parents make a difference by sharing their home and family experience.
The Department of Community Based Services (DCBS) has responsibility for placing all youth who are committed to the state. DCBS contracts with various agencies throughout the state of Kentucky to provide a variety of services for youth needing out of home care--foster care being one of those. DCBS refers these youth to particular programs depending on the need of the youth.
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What is Foster Care?
Foster care is a program designed to provide substitute family life experience and care for a youth at a time of crisis or need in their life.
Foster care is time limited, temporary care. Foster families provide parental care and supervision, working with the placing agency staff with the goal of achieving permanency for the youth.
Foster parents come from all walks of life. They are of all races, nationalities and economic situations. Foster care is not a lifetime commitment, but a commitment to be meaningful to a child during his/her time of need. Since Hope Hill is a "treatment" program, we accept youth into foster care who may have more problems than the typical youth. These problems may be behavioral based, mental health based or both. Due to the possible problems these youth may have, more services are available to the foster families and youth to assist them in working through the problems.
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Therapeutic Foster Parents...
Must be committed to making a real difference in the life of a troubled youth
Must be willing to implement treatment plans of youth
Must be willing to participate in counseling and other therapeutic services
Must be a role model for the youth
Must have flexible hours to be available to attend meetings at school
Must complete 24 hours of on-going training
