Foster/Adoptive Parent Recruitment Line
Call 866-233-0790 for more information.
Foster/Adoptive Parent Associations
- Pasco County Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
- Pinellas County Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
- Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
- National Foster Parent Association
Foster Parent Allegation Support Team (F.A.S.T.)
Phone 800-327-8119
E-mail fast@floridafapa.org
F.A.S.T. Website
Medicaid Resources
- Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)
- Florida Medicaid
- Medicaid Drug Therapy for Behavioral Health
General Resources
- 211 Tampa Bay (Pinellas County)
- 211 Pasco County
- Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County
- Coordinated Child Care of Pinellas
- Florida Child Care Information
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Foster Parent Community
- Family Guide to Children’s Mental Health Services
- Florida Administrative Code – Substitute Care of Children (65C-13)
- Florida Statutes – Proceedings Related to Children (Chapter 39)
- Florida’s Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practices
- Florida Network of Youth and Family Services Website
- Florida Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL)
- Medicaid Pediatric Dental Providers
Background Screening Information
727-456-0600, x. 2229
Quality Parenting Initiative
The Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) is a statewide initiative designed to promote quality care for foster children by redefining the expectations and roles of foster parents. As a result of the QPI process, the following brand message was adopted to articulate what fostering means for the Eckerd System of Care:
Today’s foster families are skilled, valued partners who parent, nurture and advocate for children in their care, and who mentor and support the child’s birth parents. They leave lifelong impressions on children in their care and are privileged to positively impact the futures of children and families in our community.
Quality Parenting Initiative Training
“Just In Time” Training for Foster Parents
