Foster Care

Program Information

​​​​​​​​​Foster Care is a planned, goal-directed service that provides 24-hour-a-day substitute temporary care and supportive services in a home environment for children birth to 18 years of age in OKDHS custody.

Foster Parent Hotline: 1-800-376-9729
E-mail: FCASC@OU.edu

Considering Adoption or becoming a Foster Parent in Oklahoma?
Visit the Oklahoma Fosters Resource Center

• Answering Oklahoma's Call - A Bridge Resource Family Guide
• Background Investigations and Fingerprinting
• Child Welfare Plan
• Foster Care and Adoption Parent Interest Request - Please complete this form if you are interested in receiving a call regarding our Bridge Foster Care and Adoption Program.
• Glossary of foster parenting terms
• How To: Travel Claim Processing for Foster Parents
• National Foster Parent Association
• Resource Family Assessment Application 04AF001E - Please complete this form if you would like to begin the process to become a foster or Adoptive Family.
•  The Sibling Connection  

Quick Links

• Community-Based Residential Services
• Foster Care Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
• Frequently Asked Questions for current foster parents
• Frequently Asked Questions for prospective foster parents
• Specialized Foster Care
• Summary of Foster Parents Rights & Responsibilities
• Summary of Qualifications and Requirements to Become a Foster Parent
  
• Summary of Types of Foster Care
• Support Systems for Foster Parents
• Therapeutic Foster Care
• Tribal Foster Care