Focus on Youth welcomes HCJFS foster families!  You are invited to attend an Open House at Focus on Youth, Inc.    

Thursday, January 28 from 6 – 8 PM or

Tuesday, February 2, from 6 – 8 PM.     

Come see our facility,  ask questions, meet some of our foster parents and staff. Focus on Youth wants to help make  this transition as easy as possible. Call today for more information or to sign up!    

Foster Parent Tax Resource Available: A frequent question in the foster care world around tax season is "How do foster care per diems impact my income tax returns?"  The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) has provided this resource to help answer that question and others related to it.  Click here: 
http://nfpaonline.org/uploads/2009_federal_tax_benefits.pdf 
to be taken to their website.  Please note, you should still seek the advice of a tax professional as every family has different tax and financial needs.   

Focus on Youth, Inc., founded and incorporated on February 5, 1992, is a non-profit, faith based foster care and adoption agency.  We are located in southwest Ohio and serve neighboring counties by licensing quality foster homes.  The primary services provided by Focus on Youth, Inc. are: 

• Recruitment and licensing quality foster homes, both traditional and treatment foster care
• Matching skilled families to youth for placement  according the special needs of the youth 
• Provision of mental health therapy for youth and families  
• Professional training and development programs for foster parents, adoptive parents, and licensed social workers  

Our staff has over 100 years of experience in foster care and adoption, not only as social workers, but also as professional foster parents, adoptive parents, and siblings to foster and adopted youth.  Our well trained, skilled staff will assist you with making the best decision for you and your family on becoming a foster family. Because of our experience in screening, assessing, training, and licensing foster parents, we offer quality foster parent and adoptive parent homes that provide stability, structure, and nurturance to youth of all in need.  

Our programs and services are governed by all applicable federal and public laws, MEPA, the Ohio Revised Code  (state law), Ohio Administrative Code (Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rules), and Focus on Youth, Inc. agency policies. 

To experience who we are and feel the warmth of our agency, we extend an invitation to you to call and talk with us further about fulfilling your desire to become a foster parent.  You may want to look at our agency newsletter, “Youthful Times,” to get an insider's look of who we are.   

As a foster parent, you have the power to change a life – what’s stopping you?   

Informational Meetings are held monthly, usually on the third Monday of the month (February 2010 is an exception; that meeting is on the third Tuesday), at our office from 6:00 -- 7:00 p.m.  Please call (513) 644-1030 to RSVP or to ask any questions.  Click here to see the meetings listed on the Event Calendar.