Foster Parent Tools

Support for Foster Parents
Services and support for foster, adoptive, relative, and guardianship families.

Become a Foster Care Ambassador
Learn how to become a foster care ambassador to host your own recruitment events.
Your Rights and Responsibilities
We appreciate you opening your heart and homes to children in need. We are here to offer information to assist, support, and connect you to the training and resources you need throughout your foster care journey.
For more information about the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent, please review the Foster Parent Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and the Missouri Resource Parent Handbook.
Required Trainings
As a foster parent you are required to complete initial training, continuing training, and provide on-going support to help meet the needs of the foster youth population. Every year, Foster Parents are required to review the following documents:
- Foster Care/Parenting
- Psychotropic Medication Pre-Service
- Legal Aspects
Annual Training
- Annual In-Service 2022 Training (B170)
- Understanding and Managing Trauma Symptoms without Medications - Script Quiz Power Point Resources
Optional Trainings
- Annual In-Service 2021 Training (A170
- Healthy Sleep Habits - Power Point Quiz
- Annual In-Service 2020 Training (V170)
- Non Pharmacological - PowerPoint Script Quiz
- Anti-Depressant & Anti-Anxiety Medication Use in Children
- Anti-Psychotic & Mood Stabilizers Medication Use in Children
- Making Healthy Choices: A Guide on Psychotropic Medications for Youth in Foster Care
- Supporting Youth in Foster Care in Making Healthy Choices
- Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents
- Grief & Loss Coping Strategies
More Information
- Show Me Healthy Kids
- Missouri State Foster Care & Adoption Board
- Foster Parent Connections Newsletter
- Caregivers Information for Court
- Foster Parent Policy
- Foster Youth Handbook
- Help us Recruit Foster Parents with Referral Cards
- Foster Youth: Learn your healthcare rights
- ParentLink
- Children's Trust Fund of Missouri
Report a Concern
Child Abuse or Neglect
800-392-3738
School Violence
866-748-7047
Human Trafficking
888-373-7888