Therapeutic Family Connections

More than 900 children in New Hampshire need foster families. While every foster child is unique, they all share a common experience -- they were removed from their homes because their families were unable to care for them adequately. They all need positive parental figures who will provide a safe, healthy and nurturing environment.
 

There are many benefits to fostering a child:

• helping a foster child feel wanted and secure
• assisting the child(ren) placed in your home reach their potential
• restoring their trust in other people and encouraging them to build lasting relationships

Ascentria offers an individualized service option [ISO] foster care program to serve children in need of intensive support. This level of foster care has an individualized approach to provide assistance to children who exhibit chronic mental, emotional, physical, and/or behavior problems that require a high level of supervision and consistent structure. The children typically range in age from 3 to 21. 

As the foster parent, you determine what a match for your home should be. Age, gender, number of children, behaviors…are up to you and what works for your family.

Support Services Include:
 

• 24/7 on-call support
• a generous stipend
• 14 respite days each year
• clinical and case management services
• training opportunities
• a supportive Ascentria team whose goal is to help you and your children succeed

 
We are proud to announce that we were recognized in the 2022 Cycle of the Human Right's Campaigns All Children - All Families (ACAF) initiative. With the support of ACAF, Ascentria's Children and Family Services programs are taking active steps toward improving LGBTQ+ inclusivity, including policy changes, staff training, and external communications updates.