Join Virginia's Faster Families Highway

Foster families are needed now more than ever to support family reunification and provide children who enter foster care with opportunities to remain connected to their families and home communities. In order to connect prospective foster parents with their local departments of social services, Virginia has established the Faster Families Highway. By creating an account, you’ll be put on the fastest pathway to becoming a foster parent and beginning your journey of supporting children and families in your local community.

Virginia's children and families need you

Kinship Care

Kinship care is a way for Virginia’s children to stay connected to family when they are unable to live with their parents. When children enter foster care, relatives often can become a kinship foster parent. Kinship care can reduce trauma, promote stability, and maintain family and cultural connections.

Why Foster?

In Virginia’s Kin-First culture, foster parents play a critical role in allowing children who enter foster care to maintain connections with their families. Children in foster care need a sense of belonging and keeping them connected with their communities and families preserves vital relationships intended to last a lifetime.

Becoming a Foster Parent

Foster parents keep children connected to their families as parents follow steps to achieve reunification. Join the Faster Families Highway to start your foster parent journey and get connected with your local department of social services. Once you create an account on the Highway, you'll be taken through a 6-step process to determine your readiness to become a foster parent.

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