Website: https://nashvillefostercare.com/
Nashville Foster Care is a therapeutic, family-based foster care and disability support service operating in Tennessee. The site describes its work as matching individuals and families with children and adults who require specialized, family-based care. It focuses on two populations that the organization identifies as among those most in need: at-risk youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and adults with disabilities who need long-term, supported living arrangements. The program is operated by MillarRich, which the site states works closely with the Department of Children’s Services for child placements and partners with the state disability services agency for adult care. The overall message presented on the site is that, in its words, “Thousands of people in Tennessee are waiting for someone like you.”
Services
The organization presents two main service tracks. The first is therapeutic foster care for children, providing family-based placement for young people who, according to the site, need “a higher level of care due to intellectual and developmental disabilities.” Foster parents receive, in the site’s words, “personalized coaching and ongoing support.”
The second track is adult disability care, described as “person centered, structured support to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities by offering residential and day services.” This is delivered through what the site calls a Family Lifestyle Model, in which contracted families provide care within their own homes. Adults are matched based on “preferences, interests, routines, and support needs,” and the model includes 24/7 residential care and day services. Caregivers in this program are referred to as Family Lifestyle Teachers and are paired with Lifestyle Coaches who provide “a structured curriculum” and ongoing oversight.
About
The site frames its mission around providing “specialized foster care services for those groups that are most in need.” It notes that roughly 8,000 children are in Tennessee’s foster care system, that about 2% of them need a higher level of care, and that more than 7,000 adults with disabilities need long-term, loving homes. To become a foster parent, the site states an applicant must be at least 21 years old, a Tennessee resident, able to pass a background check and fingerprinting, and financially capable of supporting their family. Applicants may be married, single, or divorced, with or without other children, and may own or rent their home and work full-time.
Location & Contact
The organization serves Tennessee and is presented under the Nashville Foster Care name. The website does not publish a single street address, phone number, or email on its primary informational pages; interested individuals are directed to the site’s inquiry and informational sections to begin the process.
Additional Information
The site includes sections for prospective foster parents covering foster children, care for adults, frequently asked questions, and a blog. Placement timing for adult care, the site notes, “may be immediate, or may take months, depending on the individuals currently seeking care.” Caregivers in the adult program are expected to provide support “24/7, 365 days a year” and complete training during the hiring process.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (nashvillefostercare.com).