St. Joseph Children's
Home has
been around
for over
160 years. Families and society have changed since 1849, but
at St. Joe's our commitment to children and families in need
has not. Since the 1970's St. Joseph Children's Home has evolved
into a more diversified child caring facility with a multitude
of programs to help families face the challenges of life.
The Therapeutic
Foster Care and Adoption Program was established in 1996. The
children are referred to the program from our own Residential
Treatment Program and from various social service agencies in
the Louisville area. These are children who have suffered abuse
and neglect, have been uprooted from their family, home and
neighborhood, and who need not only the love of new families
but also the structure and guidance of well trained parents.
Even though there
are no longer orphans at St. Joe's, there are many, many children
who need quality foster care and adoptive homes. Unfortunately
the reality is there are always more children than there are
homes. We are in need of families interested in fostering and
adopting. We are especially looking for parents interested in
sibling groups, older children, teens, children with behavior
problems and children with special needs. We provide extensive
training and support.
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Foster Care and
Adoption Training
The next training for prospective foster/adoptive parents is
scheduled to begin on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and to continue
for ten sessions. Training is held at St. Joseph Children's
Home, 2823 Frankfort Ave. Louisville, KY 40206. For more information
please call Beth Yeager at (502) 893-0241, x238 or e-mail .
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