Successful Foster Home Licensing in NC - Training Matters

June 15, 2010 Webinar
Snapshot of NC’s Infrastructure
Foster Home Licensing
Today
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1. 7,684 licensed foster homes
• 3,684 Family Foster Homes
(10,695 beds)
• 4,000 Therapeutic Foster Homes
(6,187 beds)
2. 227 licensed child-placing agencies
• 100 county DSS agencies
• 127 private agencies
3. 9,003 children in foster care
as of April 30, 2010
Concerning Trends
‣ Declining and/or
uneven quality of
applications
‣ Increase in
maltreatment
substantiations in
foster homes
‣ Increase in revocations
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General Tips for Success
1. Would I feel safe placing my child with
this family and in this home
2. Make sure we know how to contact you
(phone and e-mail)
3. Follow the “Yellow Brick Road” (boxes)
4. Proofread
5. No staples
6. Black ink
7. Always make copies of everything
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Foster Care Facility
License Action Request
(DSS-5015)
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Using the DSS-5015
‣ Submit every time you submit a request
‣ Use DSS-5015 dated Rev 11/07
‣ Make sure the form is legible
• Black Ink only
‣ Making a change to the 5015:
• Mark out and fill in any changes
• Draw a single line in black ink
through old data you are correcting/updating
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