StepStone Family and Youth Services – Mesa, Arizona

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Adult Development Homes in Arizona

The need for quality care for adults with developmental disabilities is rising in Arizona, making it important for us to find supportive, loving homes for our children and adults with special needs. We are advocates for children and adults with special needs as well as their caregivers. Developmental homes allow you to provide care in your own home/residence. They are specialized family homes for adults with developmental disabilities. Adults thrive in the individualized setting as opposed to living in a group home setting. As a developmental home provider, you will provide an adult with a stable, loving home. You will be their advocate. You will teach them life skills. You will make a positive impact on their lives.

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Arizona Adoption Certification Assistance

In many states, the requirements for adoption certification are very similar to those for being a foster parent a home study and approval by the regional court system as a certified adoptive home. Families can be certified to adopt even if they have not identified a specific child to adopt

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Arizona Foster Care Training

• Foster care licensing and adoption certification • State-approved training for potential foster and adoptive parents • Developmental Home Training • Prevention and Support • CPR/First Aid • Article 9 • Respite Certification Training

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Child Development Homes in Arizona

Developmental homes allow you to provide care in your own home/residence. They are specialized family homes for children with developmental disabilities. Children thrive in the individualized setting as opposed to living in a group home setting. As a developmental home provider, you will provide a child with a stable, loving home. You will be their advocate. You will teach them life skills. You will make a positive impact on their lives. Children with developmental disabilities need to be placed in a home that is able to meet their needs. School-age children would attend school. A child may need assistance in meeting developmental milestones and need extra assistance with self-help and socialization skills.

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Foster Care Training

These trainings help guide the way for you to successfully parent children who started life in a family that is most likely very different from yours. These children have had experiences which require a unique parenting style that may be very different than how you parent your own children, and the pre-service classes teach these skills and help support you as you prepare to become a foster parent.

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Kinship Foster Care in Arizona

Kinship providers are adult relatives or a person who have a significant relationship with a child that Department of Child Safety (DCS) has placed in your care. Becoming a licensed foster parent for the child or children in your care can offer additional supports. As a licensed foster home not only will you be subjected to the same licensing standards as regular foster homes but you also gain additional support from a licensing agency to help maneuver through foster care system.

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Non-Therapeutic Foster Care

Non-Therapeutic foster care is traditional foster care that provides the caring, the safety and the security that kids need, no matter what their needs may be. We specialize in matching the children we serve with dedicated and caring home providers. Children in non-therapeutic foster care are typically developing kids in need of a safer, more stable living environment. Working with StepStone ensures that their needs will be met and maintained.

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Tribal Foster Care in Arizona

The number of Native American children in foster care greatly exceeds the number of ICWA compliant homes available to care for the children. A Place to Call Home is dedicated to recruiting Native American families and ICWA compliant homes to become licensed and assist with ways to keep children connected to their culture.

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Youth Respite Care

With Respite Services, we recognize that being the caregiver for a loved one is a rewarding job, but a demanding one. And everyone occasionally needs some time away. Our Respite Services provide support and a chance for the entire family to recharge and renew.

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