Foster Care and Adoption Program

Creating Safe Places To Call Home

Interested in learning more about our Foster Care and Adoption program? We are excited to help you with your journey. Whether you are considering fostering, adopting, or simply want to explore ways to support youth in our community, our team is here to provide information and guidance. Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of youth in need.

In our community, the need for foster care is urgent. Every day, children face circumstances that lead to their removal from their homes, often due to abuse, neglect, or other traumatic situations. In 2023, there were more than 2,000 youth in foster care in North Texas and 77% of them were forced to move to other regions due to limited available foster care placements. Recognizing this need, we created this program to serve community-based foster homes in Denton, Tarrant, Collin, Wise, Cooke, Grayson, Johnson, and Dallas County.

What Services Do We Provide?

Foster Care

Adoption

Kinship Caregivers

Foster Care and Adoption

At Cumberland Youth and Family Services, foster parents receive specialized training, guidance, and support to be able to provide quality care in a family setting for children and adolescents who cannot remain with their families. The training provided exceeds the state’s minimum requirements so that foster families are equipped to meet the needs of children and youth who have experienced abuse or neglect. A dedicated case management team is available at all times to address foster parent needs and emergencies. We seek to partner with families who can commit to caring for a child regardless of how long they will need to remain in placement and support children and their families through the reunification process.

Cumberland Youth and Family Services offers dual licensing to families, which means families can foster and adopt if choose to do so. When a child is unable to return home to their biological family, the foster family will have the opportunity to adopt the child.

Kinship Givers

As defined in the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, Kinship Caregivers may complete the steps required for Foster Care and Adoption licensing. After becoming licensed, Kinship Caregivers receive the same benefits and support as non-relative foster homes. Cumberland Youth and Family Services provides licensing options for Kinship Caregivers.

Why Choose Cumberland?

Cumberland is an inclusive agency that values and respects all families. We are looking for families of all backgrounds, traditional, single parents, LGBTQ, unmarried couples, and families of all beliefs

Cumberland's team of case managers cares about the well-being of our foster and adoptive parents. We provide emotional support and coordinated services throughout the fostering/adoptive journey

Cumberland provides therapists who work only with our foster and adoptive families. They help foster children cope with their emotions and behaviors and support them in their healing journey.

Cumberland has a passionate team with thorough knowledge of the child welfare system that is committed to providing evidence-based, and culturally responsive interventions that promote the safety, well-being, and permanency of children and families.

Cumberland offers in-depth evidence-based training that covers topics such as Trust Based Relational Intervention, emergency behavioral intervention, and cultural competence. Our training is designed to prepare foster/adoptive families for the realities and rewards of fostering and to support them throughout their journey.

Cumberland is ready to assist and support you at any time of the day or night.

  • Yes, you provide your preferences regarding the foster children you are interested in caring for.

  • Yes, we work with kinship families through Fostering Connections so that you can receive additional benefits for the foster children in your care.

  • There is no cost for agency-provided training. You are responsible for:

    CPR/First Aid ($40 with agency-recommended trainer)

    TB/Drug Tests ($65 through CareNow)

    Fingerprints ($41.25)

  • The instructor-led training can be completed in 30 days. Our goal is to license families within 90 days, dependent on receiving all required documentation.

  • No, we are welcoming to all families, licensed single parents, and unmarried couples.

  • Foster families provide care for children while birth parents work through 12-18 months of court-ordered services. When a child enters foster care, there is no specified length of stay in a foster home and it could range from a short stay to the entirety of the case. If the foster child becomes available for adoption, the foster family has the opportunity to adopt.

  • Families can choose to be licensed for Adoption only for children waiting for an adoptive home. These would be older children, teenagers or sibling groups.

  • There is a daily reimbursement based on the needs of the foster child.

  • There is no set income requirement. You must be able to demonstrate that you can meet your financial obligations before any foster care reimbursement.

  • It is not a requirement to own a home and foster or adopt if you rent. Your home must meet the physical space requirements required by the state.

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