Treatment Foster Parents

Treatment Parents: The Heart of the TFCO Model

TFCO Treatment Parents are unique. They are selfless, caring individuals, willing to give of themselves for the benefit of youth and society.

The TFCO model depends on Treatment Parents who envision a better life for youth and have the determination to help change the trajectory of the lives of these youths.

TFCO needs more Treatment Parents.

To learn how you can become a Treatment Parents, contact us for information on how to get in touch with a TFCO team near you.

Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is a unique scientific approach developed as an alternative to institutional or group approaches.

TFCO offers treatment within foster care for youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. These particular youth are not often successful in most foster care settings. They require a specific strategy to meet their needs. The work of TFCO is to embrace these at-risk youths who may be headed toward a difficult or criminal path.

TFCO Treatment Parents help these youth change the direction of their lives before they reach the wrong path.

The TFCO model is effective: Youth live in the TFCO treatment home for approximately nine months, so there is no long-term commitment for Treatment Parents with each youth. Additionally, 24/7 support is given to Treatment Parents. Each TFCO treatment home receives initial and ongoing training, daily monitoring, weekly group support, and in-the-moment coaching.

The scientific research conducted to design TFCO has been continuously ongoing since 1983, and it is the longest running research model of its kind. Thousands of youths have been placed in the TFCO program which is a fantastic accomplishment, and we want to do even more. We can help our communities more. To do this, we simply need more Treatment Parents.

We have all heard that it takes a village to raise a child, and we need our village to grow. It isn’t easy to find Treatment Parents. These individuals are selfless and unique- willing to open their homes for the benefit of youth. Our at-risk youth depend on us to find more Treatment Parents.

Treatment Parents are the heart of the TFCO model.

We know our communities share our dreams for helping youth in the foster system. It is our dream to increase our Treatment Parents team by thousands. With each treatment home, an at-risk youth can be offered the opportunity for a new way of life. We are committed to helping at-risk foster care youth live the lives they deserve. These youth deserve to have dreams and goals, and they deserve the opportunity to reach for them, just as all children deserve.

If you are interested in becoming a Treatment Parent, please contact one of our locations close to you.

Thank you so much for your interest in the work of TFCO!

Stephanie, Team Leader from Leake & Watts, honoring Treatment Parents in New York City

Open Letter of Appreciation to Treatment Parents:

Dear TFCO Treatment Parents,

It is a privilege and honor to work with you. We are grateful for every opportunity to convey our profound appreciation to you for everything you do. Your sacrifices and hard work do not go unnoticed. We are in awe of you. We respect you, and we are grateful for your heartfelt giving of yourselves in the service of others.

Thank you so much for being superheroes for at-risk youth!