The Pearson Therapeutic Foster Care Program was founded in 1995 on the belief that a loving home can save a child. Our foster homes serve children from birth to eighteen years old. Depending on the level of care needed, Helping Hand Home places children into basic foster care homes or therapeutic foster care homes. Children in our therapeutic foster homes need treatment services but can function successfully in a foster home with specially trained and supported foster parents.
Therapeutic Foster Care is a specialized type of foster care for children requiring a little more guidance and structure to help them be successful at home, in school, and with their families and friends. Children eligible for this program have experienced severe abuse and/or neglect. Some children may be placed in foster care immediately after removal from their homes, while others may be coming from a treatment facility for abused children.
Basic Foster Care is for children from birth to eighteen years old that need a loving home but do not require additional specialized treatment services.
Foster to Adopt Program
For more information on the HHH Foster to Adopt option, please click here.
We are looking for foster and adoptive parents who:
- are caring, responsible individuals willing to be part of a professional team.
- are willing to learn about the dynamics of working with children who have difficult histories.
- are at least 25 years old, have a valid driver's license, and proof of automobile insurance.
- have a high school diploma or GED.
- will pass a criminal background and Child Abuse Registry Check.
- will participate fully in the screening and training process, which includes a home study.
- have adequate income to meet their personal and family needs outside of any financial support from foster care payments.
Our commitment to a positive foster care experience:
- Foster families receive training before and during their time of providing care for foster children. This training helps them meet the special needs of the foster children.
- Foster families receive supportive foster care staff available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Foster families receive adequate financial support to meet the needs of foster children.
- Foster families receive foster care support groups to assist foster parents with the challenges of parenting emotionally disturbed children.
To learn more about how you can provide hope and love in a child’s life, please complete our online information request form, or call Sarah McMahan at (512) 600-7894 to schedule an appointment with a foster home specialist, or e-mail Foster Care Department.