What is Foster Care?

When the safety of a child under the age of 19 is in question the state may intervene to assess what the best course of action is to take. During that time, if the child must be removed from their home, a foster home may be used to provide a safe location for the child to stay.

Children enter the Foster Care system for a variety of reasons:
  • abuse or neglect

  • drug use in the home

  • death or incarceration of parents

  • home disruptions such as separation or divorce

  • mental health issues

  • dysfunction in the home

In 2007, 7,800 children were involved in the foster care system in Nebraska. Most of these children were placed out of their homes into a foster home.

Christian Heritage began working with Health and Human Services in 1987 to provide foster homes for some of these children. What began in one family home has now become a multi-city outreach with over 100 children in foster care across Nebraska. Today we are looking for additional families with hearts of compassion who are willing to open their homes to children and families in need.