Our Mission Statement
Our goal is to raise public awareness about the need for foster and adoptive families for children and to provide unexpected blessings for the foster children in the Acadiana and surrounding areas.
We are dedicated to making foster children in Acadiana feel extra special at Christmas time, for their birthday, and throughout the year.
There are about (30) children in Acadiana are in need of a “forever home”; however, there are over 3200 children in foster care currently in the state of LA; over 800 are teenagers. There is a tremendous need for families willing to foster these teenagers!
DCFS Orientation Schedule (Virtual Classes)
LAFAYETTE, LA OFFICE
Please contact the regional DCFS Home Development office to register for the virtual orientation. You must call in order to receive the Zoom link. Contact: HD Intake at (337) 262-5970
- Tuesday November 1, 2022 6:00 PM
- Saturday November 19, 2022 10:00 AM
- Tuesday December 6, 2022 6:00 PM
- Saturday December 17, 2022 10:00 AM
Click Here to be directed to the DCFS website for more information
SPREADING CHRISTMAS JOY
Each year, FOSTER FRIENDS hosts a Christmas party for the foster children in the Acadiana area. With the help of donations, we are able to grant each child’s Christmas wish list, so they can experience the joy of Christmas.
2022 Christmas Wishes
Sponsor a child this Christmas. Show our Amazon Wishlist for items the children have asked for this year. The child’s age and name will appear by each item on the list.
BIRTHDAY SURPRISES
FOSTER FRIENDS also raises funds to recognize foster children on their birthdays.
We provide a gift and a sweet treat for each child on their birthday which is sometimes unseen.
INTERESTED IN ADOPTION?
Click Here to see the children available for adoption in the Lafayette area.
Department of Children & Family Services – Lafayette Region offers FREE Orientation Classes near you that will answer all your questions about fostering and/or adopting.
Contact DCFS – Lafayette Office at (337) 262-5970