Goal
Our goal is to empower these children to live within the community by providing high level of care in a therapeutic family setting. CARES uses community resources to provide these children with services such as special education, therapy and medication management.

Our Children
The children in the CARES homes have a history of behavioral and emotional problems due to physical/sexual abuse, dysfunctional home setting, and/or organic disorders. They have developed behavioral patterns which require intensive treatment in order for them to adequately function in today's society.

Our Philosophy
Portsmouth CARES therapeutic foster homes are committed to providing the best possible care and services for their children. The program provides for complete guidance and support for each child placed in a home.

Services Include:
1. All services, as needed, to provide the necessary support for the CARES family and the child's success.
2. Full service coordination to the child, his/her family and the therapeutic foster family.
3. Frequent visitations and calls by specially trained service coordinators assigned to monitor and assist with family adjustment, service delivery and problem situations.
4. Extensive pre-service training, plus assessment of foster parents to ensure they possess the skills necessary to work effectively with our children.
5. Careful matching of homes and children.
6. Extensive and comprehensive treatment planning and implementation.
7. Ongoing in service training to help the foster parents assess and handle the behaviors and needs of these children.
8. One weekend per month of respite care is available within the program.
9. Competitive daily stipend.

For further information, or if you are interested in becoming a CARES foster parent, please call (757) 405-1800 x8160.