Foster Home Support
As an existing Foster Care provider, the Family Integrity Program works to provide you educational and emotional support throughout your journey.
Agency Contacts
Family Integrity Program Licensing Department
200 San Sebastian View, Suite 2300
St. Augustine, FL 32084
P:
(904) 209-6080
F: (904) 209-6081
Training and Online Support
The sites listed below provide many training opportunities to assist in meeting the needs of trauma-affected children, working with birth parents, negotiating the Dependency system, and many other aspects of being a Foster caregiver:
Foster Parent Associations
Foster Parent Associations are a great way to get training hours while networking with other Foster Parents; people who can relate to the demands, frustrations, and celebrations of being a Foster Caregiver.
- The Greater St. Johns Foster and Adoptive Parent Association – meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7 pm. The locations alternate between the Northeast Florida Regional Airport Special Events Building located at 4730 Casa Cola Way, St. Augustine, FL and Creekside Christian Church located at 92 Life Springs Way, St. Johns, FL. Most meetings have a training component that counts towards the annual 8 hour in-service training requirements for re-licensure. For more information, email Kim at mayocorrealk@bellsouth.net
- State Foster Adoptive Parent Association – The Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association (FSFAPA) is a statewide membership group for all foster, adoptive, relative and non-relative caregivers in Florida. Membership is free for all caregivers.