Every organization, program, and form we've verified — tagged by county, audience, and cost. Statewide services always show alongside your county's.
Closets, cribs, car seats — a kid arrived with nothing.
CollectionCertified providers, church care communities, the 10-day rule.
CollectionTuition waiver, ETV money, Medicaid to 26, first apartments.
CollectionFree courses that count toward your 15 annual CPD hours.
CollectionFree CE courses built for Georgia foster parents — video and reading lessons, quizzes, and dated certificates that count toward your annual hours.
Visit training.foster411.comOur partnering child-placing agency. Church-partnering and reunification-first — "the best forever family is the birth family" — recruiting, training, and supporting foster families statewide from Loganville HQ and nine licensed regional offices. 770-462-3405.
Georgia's largest Christ-centered child-placing agency — wraps each foster family in a church-based Community of Care support team. Alpharetta HQ, serving statewide. 678-690-7100.
150-year-old United Methodist-rooted agency: foster care with in-house behavioral health support, plus transitional and independent living for older youth. Tucker HQ, CPA offices in Gainesville and Newnan. (404) 327-5820.
Trauma-informed foster care with a dedicated specialist per family, monthly training, after-hours crisis support, and in-house therapy — a strong fit for therapeutic homes, sibling groups, and teens. Serves 11 metro-Atlanta counties. 404-564-4728.
Therapeutic foster care agency (COA-accredited, ~77 foster children a year) with trauma-informed training, state-required courses, and monthly support groups. Norcross HQ, serving Georgia. 770-469-6226.
Trains, licenses, and supports foster families with a special focus on keeping sibling groups together, backed by Goshen Valley's own therapeutic services arm. Canton HQ, serving Cherokee, Cobb, Bartow, Paulding, and Pickens counties plus metro Atlanta. 770-345-9535.
National Christian agency's Georgia branch: foster care and foster-to-adopt for ages 0–21, plus refugee and immigrant youth programs. Atlanta and Bogart offices, serving metro Atlanta and surrounding counties. 770-455-7111 (verified via the state's RBWO provider guide).
Christ-centered foster care from the WinShape Foundation (founded by S. Truett Cathy): family foster care with in-house case managers, licensed clinical counselors, and church partnership programs. Atlanta HQ, serving Georgia — inquire via their site (fostercareintake@winshape.org, per the state's RBWO provider guide).
Free clothing, shoes, toys, books, and infant equipment for children in foster, kinship, and relative care — by appointment in Roswell or by mail order anywhere in Georgia. Prom dresses too.
A free "store" where foster families shop for clothing and essentials — Fayetteville storefront plus a mobile closet that travels to surrounding counties.
Children in DFCS custody are a priority group for Georgia's childcare subsidy — no waitlist. Covers daycare so foster parents can keep working.
Free online courses (count toward CPD hours), a lending library, regional resource advisors, support-group directory, and respite referrals for foster, adoptive, and kinship families. 1-866-A-PARENT.
Teams from hundreds of Georgia churches wrap around one foster family with meals, babysitting, and practical help. Request a care community — or start one at your church.
Court-appointed volunteer advocates for children in dependency cases — 47 affiliate programs covering all 159 counties. Age 21+, 30 hours of training plus court observation.
Love Box teams adopt a foster family with monthly support; Dare to Dream matches mentors with youth 11–22. Serves nine metro counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Henry.
Up to $5,000/year for college costs plus monthly Chafee stipends for youth with foster care experience, and points of contact on ~50 Georgia campuses.
Life skills, housing support, emergency assistance, matched savings, and an Independent Living Specialist for youth 14+ with six months in care. Extended care to 21 via Connected by 21.
One phone call for relatives raising children: TANF child-only grants, Medicaid, SNAP, and legal referrals — no custody order required to get help.
The managed-care Medicaid plan covering every Georgia child in foster care — care coordination, medical and dental homes, 24/7 intake line.
Monthly respite nights, care communities, and CE-eligible caregiver trainings for foster families on the Georgia coast.
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