About Missouri Case
TFI is proud to partner with the Children’s Permanency Partnership (CPP) to provide foster care case management services in the St. Louis region. Through this partnership, TFI supports children and families involved in the child welfare system by working toward safe reunification whenever possible and securing permanent families through adoption or guardianship when reunification is not an option.
Family Reunification
We believe every child should have a childhood where they are nurtured body, mind and soul; are safe, protected and loved; and have hopes, dreams and opportunities. Unfortunately, there are times when a child’s parents coping skills are overwhelmed, and they are not able to meet their child’s needs. In these situations, it becomes necessary for the courts to temporarily remove the child from their home.
Usually, it is in the child’s best interest to be reunified back with their parents as quickly as possible when the parent’s situation stabilizes. TFI strives to ensure children safely return home within 12 months of removal.
While children are in out-of-home care, TFI looks for relatives or family members who the child knows and loves who would be willing and able to care for the children while the parents are working towards completing the tasks to get the children back home.
Relative Kinship Care
TFI has a long history of successful outcomes in placing children with their relatives or family friends (aka non-related kinship care) while their parents are unable to care for them. The loving families provide a home that is more familiar to the child, and decreases the trauma the child and parents both experience from the child being removed from their home. Finding caregiving relatives, family friends, teachers or neighbors is one of the first priorities for TFI when a child is referred for case management services. If you know of a child that you want to provide a home for, or support to the family, please call us at 833-7FOSTER.
Foster Care & Adoption
Foster Care
The need for foster homes in the St. Louis area is significant. Are you willing to open your home to a child? There is always a demand for compassionate individuals and welcoming homes to provide love and support to children in need. Click here to learn more.
Adoption
When children cannot safely return to their parents, adoptive families provide a safe, loving and nurturing “forever” home. Hundreds of children in Missouri are currently waiting for a forever home. Most children who are adopted through TFI and in the state of Missouri are adopted by their foster parent or a relative who has been providing care.
The greatest need for permanent, loving homes is for older children and sibling groups. TFI believes there is a home for every child, and TFI works to locating and selecting the best possible family for a child, rather than finding a child for a specific family.
