Become a Foster Parent!

Resources for Foster Families
Did you know, 1 in every 100 children in Alaska is in Foster care? That's twice the national average. Become a foster parent and provide children in care a temporary, safe, stable and nurturing home until they can be reunited with their families. Some children stay in a foster home for days or weeks; some stay for several years. In some cases, children are placed permanently with another family.

Call the Alaska Office of Children's Services at 1-800-478-7307 to learn more about becoming a foster parent.

Click here to visit Alaska Center for Resource Families for a class schedule and other resources. An orientation for prospective parents is offered monthly!

Click here to visit the Alaska Office of Children's Services.

Mentor a Youth

Fostering Futures Alaska seeks adult volunteer mentors! The program is a partnership between FFCA and Alaska CASA to pair older youth with a specially trained and equipped CASA volunteer who works in a mentoring capacity, in addition to the advocate role, to improve outcomes on such measures of well-being as educational attainment and delinquency prevention. Click here to learn more. 
Thank you for providing a safe and nurturing home for our kids! Here are some resources to support your journey:

  • Alaska FosterWear: discounts at Alaska retailers across the state for licensed foster care families.
  • iFoster: discounts and resources for foster families.
  • Casey Family Programs: a family-centered, neighborhood-based system of foster care promoting permanence for all children.
  • Click here for more resources for foster families.
  • Click here to email FFCA to learn more about helping your foster youth join FFCA or apply for a leadership retreat.

Help Your Foster Youth Join FFCA

Youth currently in care, age 15 and older, are eligible. Youth must be willing to participate in the advisory board, and must want to work on improving the foster care system for others. Alumni are those youth ages 18-24 and currently out of care who were in legal out-of-home placement through the Office of Children’s Services sometime during their youth. Members meet quarterly in their regions. Read more

If you are interested in joining us, or know of a youth or alumni who may be interested in joining FFCA, please contact Sarah Redmon at info@ffcalaska.org or (907) 748-1845.