A non-profit organization that finds, trains, and supports Utah families who are willing and able to provide a nurturing home for children who have been neglected or abused. Offering foster parent/ family recruitment and adoption/ foster/ kinship care support groups. There are seven offices located in five regions that operate under a contract with the Utah Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS).COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines; many offices are operating remotely, and classes/groups are held via Zoom. Please call for updated information.

• Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
• Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

A non-profit organization that finds, trains, and supports Utah families who are willing and able to provide a nurturing home for children who have been neglected or abused. Offering foster parent/ family recruitment and adoption/ foster/ kinship care support groups.COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines; many offices are operating remotely, and classes/groups are held via Zoom. Please call for updated information.

• Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
• Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

A non-profit organization that finds, trains, and supports Utah families who are willing and able to provide a nurturing home for children who have been neglected or abused. Offering foster parent/ family recruitment, court ordered community service sites, fundraising volunteer opportunities, parenting skills classes, and adoption/ foster/ kinship care support groups.COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and state guidelines; many offices are operating remotely, and classes/groups are held via Zoom. Please call for updated information.

• Fundraising Volunteer Opportunities
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Court Ordered Community Service Sites
• Clerical Volunteer Opportunities
• Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
• Foster Parent/Family Recruitment

Varies according to service; contact Centralized Intake toll free; eligibility determined by local DCFS offices.

1. Child welfare services - protective services, foster care and adoptions.
2. Family services - family, marriage and child counseling, parenting groups, day care placement, supervision and follow through.
3. Family Preservation Unit - services for families who have experienced some difficulties related to abuse or neglect, but for whom removal of the child from the home is not necessary.
4. To be a foster parent contact the Utah Foster Care Foundation, www.utahfostercare.org/, or 1-877-505-5437 (Toll-free).
5. Adoption.
6. Independent Living Program (ILP) - a program for teens from age 16 to 18 who will not be returning to their natural home. Teaches youth to function independently and transition successfully from foster care into adulthood. Teen must currently be in the custody of the state such as foster care.
7. Services for youth - in their home.

All child abuse and/or neglect referrals for the state are now processed through our Centralized Intake office in Magna, where staff are available 24/7 to take referrals. For email referrals there could be up to a week's turn-around time.