Louisiana Foster Care Support Organization
Home of your Ambassador and Louisiana Foster Caregiver Mentor Program
email: margie@Louisianafostercare.com
www.facebook.com/LAFCSO
Louisiana Foster Caregiver Mentor Program
Need a Mentor? Click here-
https://form.jotform.com/LFCSO/louisiana-foster-caregiver-mentor-l
Want to BE a Mentor? Click here-
https://form.jotform.com/201875515666160
For more information, please email Margie@louisianafostercare.com
DCFS Resource Page
https://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/foster-caregiver-resources
Louisiana WIC Program- Did you know that ALL children under 5 in foster care qualify for WIC??
WIC (Women Infants and Children) is healthy food, breastfeeding support, nutrition education and help with keeping YOUR family healthy! WIC can even link you to other health and social services. A Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is open to women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or have already delivered. Infants and children up to their fifth birthday may also receive benefits.
Take a look at their website and get all of your children in care under 5 signed up! They have made it so easy to use!
https://louisianawic.org/
Extended Foster Care- A great resource in Louisiana for youth who have not been reunified or adopted (which is what we all prefer for them). This is a safe way to help young adults have access to skills building, basic training along with emotional and some financial support.
Plan to learn even more at one of the monthly meetings hosted by EFC Leaders on the dates below at the link following.
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NGQ2ZWU1OWEtZmQyNC00NTZkLWJhNTItNDc0NGNjYTYyNmE5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2289b0b16b-677c-4e6f-a254-61311d5b4a86%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2215c2e8cc-e2f1-4148-bdeb-bbccdde93009%22%7d
If you have any questions, please contact Brandy Young at Brandy.Young.DCFS@La.Gov, the Extended Foster Care mailbox at ExtendedFosterCare.DCFS@La.Gov
Need Assistance Finding ChildCare?
Every area of Louisiana has a Childcare Resource and Referral Agency to help fond childcare and childcare assistance for ALL families. These agancies can help you fond childcare AND apply for financial help for child care.
The Regions are not the same as the DCFS Regions, so please access the following link to find the RandR that best fits your childcare needs--
https://www.louisianabelieves.com/docs/default-source/early-childhood/early-childhood-map---child-care-resource.pdf
Siblings Supporting Siblings
Support for biological or life-long children in the home-
Find them on FB-- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552938561116
Call Hannah Beth Nielsen for more information- 318-884-2580
Email: hnielsen593@gmail.com
One Church, One Family, One Child (1C1F1C)- is an initiative of the Louisiana First Foundation that educates faith-based communities across Louisiana on innovative ways to support vulnerable children, youth, and families in the foster care system and those who care for them. The goals are to raise awareness of the needs of foster youth among the faith community, to improve resources available for foster care children and youth, and to reduce the need for foster care and other child welfare services.
https://1c1f1c.org Email: samantha@1c1f1c.org
TBRI- Crossroads NOLA-- Crossroads NOLA is excited to offer you the ability to experience TBRI® Fridays trainings both ONLINE and IN PERSON!
For more information- https://crossroadsnola.org/tbri-fridays-register/
My Community Cares- (MCC) is a neighborhood-driven, community-focused initiative, designed to strengthen families and support communities. The ultimate goal is to ensure that every neighborhood in Louisiana has access to the services and supports they need to be healthy and safe. These services and supports are provided with equity to promote child and family well-being and prevent children from entering the foster care system. MCC transforms child welfare by empowering individuals and communities to access prevention strategies that reflect their unique needs.
Use this link to get more information about YOUR MCC Partner- https://dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/mcc
Medicaid Providers by Parish: You can find Medicaid providers by specialty and parish at
https://www.lamedicaid.com/apps/provider_demographics/provider_map.aspx
Foster Friendly Louisiana App- Foster Friendly La is a Louisiana foster parent's way of keeping on top of resources and benefits available to the foster families.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_fosterfriendlyla592.layout&hl=en_US&gl=US
Child Abuse Louisiana
www.PreventChildAbuseLA.org . We provide resources and data. We also provide a lot of education and training including: ACEs, Stewards of Children, Suicide Education and Response, Crisis Intervention, Trauma, Self Care, and more
VIA LINK
www.vialink.org - we are a 988, 211, LA Parentline, and Crisis Teen Textline provider. We also provide a resource directory and data dashboards.
Fostering Hope Louisiana (FHL) -Fostering Hope Louisiana addresses the oral and mental health needs of youth in foster care to equip children with the necessary self-confidence to embrace the future. Fostering Hope Louisiana combines essential oral care with educational components such as financial literacy, personal hygiene, and guidance on societal conventions.
Website: https://www.fhlouisiana.org/
FB" https://www.facebook.com/FosteringHopeLouisianaBR
DCFS
Website: https://dcfs.louisiana.gov/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/LADCFS
National Foster Parent Association-- Our Mission is to be a respected national voice for Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Parents through networking, education and advocacy.
Website: www.nfpaonline.org
FB: https://www.facebook.com/NFPAonline
Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy- free training opportunities
website: https://www.lcwta.org/
FB https://www.facebook.com/lcwta/
Louisiana Foster and Adoption Parent Association
Website: https://louisianafosterparents.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LFAPA
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of Louisiana, Inc. (GRG) – Grandparents Raising Grandchildren of Louisiana is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to offering both information and support to grandparents and other kinship caregivers and their families.
Website: www.lagrg.org Office: 225.810.3555 Toll free: 844.714.0005
Geaux Bags-- We are a statewide resource organization based out of Shreveport.
https://www.facebook.com/GeauxBags
Email: kc@geaux4kids.com Website: http://www.geauxbags.org/
Behavioral Help (Magellan of Louisiana, CSOC) -- Manages the Louisiana Coordinated System of Care for the state of Louisiana to provide home and community-based services and support to children and youth, ages 5-20, who have significant behavioral challenges or co-occurring disorders.
Support and services are provided with the goal of assisting children and youth in remaining in their community and/or returning home. Eligibility is based on clinical need, not family income or insurance.
A parent or guardian can refer a child/youth to be screened for our program by calling 1-800-424-4489.
Website: Louisiana's Coordinated System of Care | Magellan of Louisiana
Phone: 1-800-424-4489 Corporate Office: 225-367-3000