Children outnumber available foster homes 40 to 1. The need for foster homes in Bexar County to help children heal from abuse and neglect is at a critical level. If you have thought about being a foster care parent, now is the time to do it.  A foster parent provides love and support to a child in need. Boysville gives you support and training to be successful.

The first priority for children removed from their home is to place them with a loving family. Our foster care and foster to adopt program is licensed to recruit and train families to become foster care parents.  Our directors are TBRI® certified practitioners.  We provide our foster families with wrap-around services, including case management, trauma-informed care training, behavioral management training, therapeutic and recreational services.  We also provide adoption services to help families complete the journey to become parents.

Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Since she was ten years old, Jaime has loved the idea of foster and adopting a child. After the birth of their two boys, Jamie and Thomas, knew they still had room to grow. Jamie wanted to provide a home but both she and Thomas, were apprehensive that they could be the support system for a child in need. “I always thought you had to be a saint to be a foster parent,” said Jaime.

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