South Carolina

Laurens County Licensing Agencies

 

Regular Foster Care

Children's Adoption Services

Children's Adoption Services
Children's Adoption Services aims to make loving, safe placements for children that have been in the foster care system for an extended period of time. We accept and welcome foster families of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.

Church of God Home for Children

South Carolina Church of God Home for Children serves Christian individuals and families of any denomination who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so in addition to signing a statement of faith and morality statement. 

Connie Maxwell

Connie Maxwell Children's Ministries (CMCM) serves Christian families who want to foster. CMCM seeks to establish relationships with local churches where the foster parent attends to provide a framework for volunteer services that can support and encourage families during their foster care journey.

Department of Social Services

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Heartfelt Calling manages intake for families who wish to foster with any agency. Department of Social Services (DSS) no longer licenses non-relative foster families (July 2020).

 

Epworth

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Epworth serves married couples and singles who want to foster. The agency serves families from any faith background and training is not faith-based.

Miracle Hill

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Miracle Hill serves Christian foster parents and requires families to complete a statement of faith. Staff support and training provided to families is based in the organization’s faith background.

Nightlight

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Nightlight has been providing trusted services since 1959. The Healing Homes Foster Care Program serves married couples and single parents from all faith backgrounds who desire to foster or adopt a waiting child from foster care.

Oasis of Hope

Oasis of Hope is a Christian-based agency that serves all individuals and families who want to foster, meet the basic requirements to do so, and desire to make a difference in a child's life. The agency provides exceptional support to foster parents through every step.

Pinnacle Family Services

Pinnacle Family Services
Providing innovative, evidence-based services to children and families since 1993, Pinnacle Family Services has expanded its North Carolina foster care program into South Carolina. Offering extensive training and support, Pinnacle is seeking Regular Foster Care parent applicants ages 25 and older to collectively make an impact on communities across South Carolina.

Thornwell

Thornwell’s foster care program offers standard (non-therapeutic) foster care licensing for those individuals and families who would like to foster children and youth ages 0-21. Our dedicated Family Specialists are passionate about licensing, preparing, and supporting families as they welcome children and youth into their homes. Our team uses Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) model in coaching foster families to meet the complex needs of children who have experienced trauma.
 

Therapeutic Foster Care

Bair Foundation

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Bair is a Christian foster care ministry, but does not require a statement of faith or church membership. Families come from all denominations.

Epworth

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Epworth serves married couples and singles who want to foster. The agency serves families from any faith background and training is not faith-based.

FPCS

Family Preservation Community Services (FPCS) serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.

Growing Home Southeast

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Growing Home Southeast serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.

Lutheran Services Carolinas

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Lutheran Services Carolinas is affiliated with the Lutheran Church, but serves all families and does not require a statement of faith. Families do not need to be Christian to foster with Lutheran.

Mentor Network

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Mentor Network serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.

New Foundations

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New Foundations serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.

SAFY

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SAFY serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.

SC YAP

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SC YAP serves all individuals and families who want to foster and meet the basic requirements to do so.