Foster Care and Adoption

Foster parenting and adoption provide opportunities for ministry right in your own home. You can make a life-saving difference in the life of a child. As Christians, we need to get involved. Your home could offer hope to children who have been abused or neglected.

"For in you the fatherless find compassion." Hosea 14:3

Every child deserves a home. There is a drastic shortage of foster and adoptive homes available. Unfortunately, the need is growing every year. You could open your home and change the life of a child!

Covenant Kids is a licensed foster care and adoption provider through the state of Texas. We provide verified foster and adoptive homes for children or adolescents whose families cannot care for them at home. These children have often been victims of physical, sexual or psychological abuse or neglect. The ultimate goal of foster care is to provide the child with a safe and nuturing environment with the services he/she needs, and then to transition the child back into a healthy environment with their biological family. When a child is not able to return home, the child is typically available for adoption, or in some cases, the child may remain in long-term foster care in a home that will prepare them for adulthood.

Covenant Kids is licensed by and receives funds from the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services.

The Facts

• There are approximately 150,000 reports of abuse and neglect in Texas each year
  • 40,000 reports are in the Arlington District alone
• There are 47,000 confirmed cases of abuse and neglect in Texas each year
  • 11,200 confirmed victims are in the Arlington District alone
• 7.2 out of every 1,000 children are victims of abuse and neglect
• 15,000 children in Texas are in foster care because of abuse and neglect
• 3,600 kids are waiting to be adopted because they have been permanently removed from their homes
• 24 months is the average time a child waits to be adopted

Statistical information provided by Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Fiscal Year 2002

Why choose Covenant Kids?

CK is dedicated to providing excellent service to our families. We work diligently with each family to assist them in being successful. Each family has the continual support of a dedicated Case Manager, who has regular phone contact and face-to-face visits with the family. The entire treatment team is involved in consultation. The team includes CK staff, therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, school personnel and CPS workers. CK offers Foster Parent Support Group get-togethers, agency-wide outings and free on-going training on a variety of pertinent topics. New families also have the opportunity to partner with a mentor family who is experienced in foster care. In addition, Covenant Kids strives to serve God through our work with children. Our employees feel that God has placed them with this agency to do His work. We strive to face every situation from a Christian perspective.

• Pre-service and on-going training available at Covenant Kids
• Expedited licensing process
• Training based on Biblical principles
• Continuous support from a Covenant Kids Case Manager
• Experienced clinical staff
• 24-hour emergency support
• Treatment Team approach to meeting children's needs
• Foster and adoptive parent involvement in Service Plan development for each child
• Assistance with school related issues
• Access to community resources
• Access to medical and other professional services
• Competitive financial foster care reimbursement
• Free respite care for foster care
• Regular prayer support
• Experienced staff to facilitate adoptions

Would you like to become a foster or adoptive family? Click here to get more information.