Foster Care · Pinebrook Family Answers
Foster the Future
Opening your home to a child in need is one of the greatest acts of kindness imaginable. Many Pinebrook Family Answers foster families tell us that helping a child turn his or her life around is one of the most fulfilling things they have ever done.
“It’s not easy, but it’s definitely rewarding. I would not even give it a second thought. I would go all in.”
— Maria & Miguel Bermudez, Pinebrook foster parents
Children in the Lehigh Valley need a place to land
Pinebrook Family Answers is always in need of stable, caring foster families for children and youth who are unable to live with their own families. Foster parenting is a commitment to the health and welfare of children who are at risk for serious abuse and neglect. It is based on the belief that healthy family living is fundamental for all children to grow and succeed.
Since 1979, Pinebrook Family Answers has provided resource foster care services and considers foster parents to be vital members of the treatment team.
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What foster parents do
By opening their hearts and homes to vulnerable children, foster parents help in myriad ways. They…
A young person’s story
Amy’s Story
Now sixteen, Amy was placed into foster care three years ago. Upon entering foster care she was introverted and kept to herself. She had low self-esteem and felt guilty for coming forward about what was occurring in her biological family. Amy loved her family and was very close to her siblings.
With the help of her foster family and treatment team, Amy slowly began to come out of her shell. Her foster family encouraged her to become involved in school and community activities. She built friendships, secured a job, earned honor roll status, and was a semi-finalist in a poetry contest.
Amy’s goal is to become a nurse. Her foster parents say she has become an integral member of their family and is a joy to have around.
She is my “Mom”
“I do not consider the woman I live with to be my ‘foster mother’ — she is my ‘Mom.’ She has helped me grow into a better, smarter, wiser person. I know she cares for me and loves me. My mom is the first person I could be truthfully honest with and not worry about being judged.”
— A foster youth, now in college
Looking back
“Thanks to my foster family, I was able to experience a lot more things than I did before. I have a lot more opportunities now to better my life in the future.”
— Kora, who grew up in foster care
You will not be doing this alone
Support from the day you reach out
“From the time a family reaches out to us looking to foster, we support them. We provide training and ongoing support groups.”
Pinebrook also provides an array of other services that support the individual needs of children in foster care. Each child is assigned a caseworker, who visits the foster home regularly to meet with the child and his or her caregiver, provide case management services, and conduct a safety assessment during each in-person contact. Pinebrook is firmly committed to engaging biological and legal parents as partners in their children’s ongoing care and development. Weekly facilitative supervision of family visits is offered, and targeted interventions and education and modeling of appropriate parental behavior is provided.
Ready to talk it through?
Please inquire by calling 484-781-1894 or emailing Christine Morelli, Coordinator of Home Studies, at gro.v1791111340lafbp1791111340@ille1791111340romc1791111340.
Have more questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions section.