Foster Care

Inquire to become an ND provider: Call 1 (833) FST-HOME (1 (833) 378-4663) or fill out the “request information link” and you will be contacted.

Request information on becoming a licensed foster home for children.

Purpose

Foster care is 24-hour out-of-home care for children whose parents are unable to provide for their children's needs. It includes food, clothing, shelter, security, safety, guidance and comfort.

In nearly all cases, a child in care has been removed from their home by court order, with custody given to a public agency, such as the Division of Juvenile Services, a human service zone or a Tribal Nation in North Dakota.

N.D. provider homes and facilities maintain a standard of safety and well-being of children in care.

• Brochure: North Dakota Foster Care for Children
• CFS Licensing Unit
• Foster Care Provider Qualifications
• Support for Foster Care Providers 
• Foster Care Placements
• ND Authorized Licensing Agencies
• Adoption Opportunities
• Chafee Program & Education and Training Voucher

• Native American Foster Care
• Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
• Training
• National Foster Parent Association
• Nexus PATH Family Healing
• Refugee Services
• NYTD (National Youth in Transition Database)
• 18+ Continued Care
• ND Foster Care Handbook for Youth

Summary of Standards for Non-Medical Residential Facilities

For more information: visit the Children & Family Services Division's publications page.

Contact Us

Children and Family Services
Health and Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325
Bismarck, N.D. 58505
Phone: (701) 328-2316
Toll-Free: (800) 245-3736
ND Relay TTY: 711
Fax: (701) 328-3538
Email: hhscfs@nd.gov