Become a
Special Home

Become a Special Home

We are looking for caring and compassionate people
to provide a Special Home to a child, youth, or family.
The opportunities can be for Domestic Foster Care
circumstances or people who are seeking Refuge
from their international home country.

We are looking for caring and
compassionate people to provide
a Special Home to a child, youth,
or family. The opportunities can
be for Domestic Foster Care
circumstances or people who are
seeking Refuge from their
international home country.

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Give the Gift
of Family To
Unaccompanied
Refugee Minor
Children & Youth

Give the Gift of
Family To
Unaccompanied
Refugee Minor
Children & Youth

The rewards of fostering refugee and unaccompanied youth are countless. Refugee and unaccompanied children range in age from 0-21 and come from all around the world. Each child has their own unique story and they all need a safe and loving family in the United States.

The rewards of fostering refugee and unaccompanied youth are countless. Refugee and unaccompanied children range in age from 0-21 and come from all around the world. Each child has their own unique story and they all need a safe and loving family in the United States.

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Thousands of youth have been displaced in the current migrant crisis, and many of them need a safe and stable place to call home until they are able to be reunited with family. Special Homes, or Host Homes, provide a safe and stable place to call home, guidance and help teach life skills necessary for successful independence, like cooking, budgeting, and maintaining a household, applying for jobs and colleges. Host homes are paid monthly rent by the youth, negotiated before a youth moves into the home.

Thousands of youth have been displaced in the current migrant crisis, and many of them need a safe and stable place to call home until they are able to be reunited with family. Special Homes, or Host Homes, provide a safe and stable place to call home, guidance and help teach life skills necessary for successful independence, like cooking, budgeting, and maintaining a household, applying for jobs and colleges. Host homes are paid monthly rent by the youth, negotiated before a youth moves into the home.

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Or if you’re ready to apply, download the application.

Application

Foster Care Home

Foster Care Home

Foster Care Home is an opportunity to take in a youth between the ages of 15-17 and provide them a family home environment. You would be responsible for transportation, general well-being of the youth, and the mentorship of the youth with the intent of launching the youth into independence. A monthly stipend would be available for their care.

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Host
Home

Host Home

A Host Home is a powerful and unique experience. The commitment you are willing to make is to open up your home to a young person between that is 18 and older, or a refugee family. We ask that you’d be willing to provide food and shelter for this young person or family. Host Homes will be expected to host this young person or family for no less than 90 days, possibly up to 1 year, and hopefully longer.

Here are some of the requirements:

  • Have a vacant bedroom
  • Willing to have a brief home & health safety check
  • Live near transportation
  • Complete Interviews & Trainings
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Bridge
Home

Bridge Home

A Bridge Home is an opportunity to open up your home and take in a young person and provide them an environment with food, shelter, and the intent of teaching life skills. We want to aid our young person by investing in them so when they are ready to depart from our homes they will succeed in all aspects of life.

Here are some of the requirements:

  • Have a vacant bedroom
  • Willing to have a brief home & health safety check
  • Live near transportation
  • Complete Interviews & Trainings
  • Keep your time commitment
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Aging Out Teen Home

Aging Out Teen Home

Aging Out Foster Teens are at high risk for destructive and criminal behaviors unless others help.  They need a family willing to teach them independent living skills; to be a “sounding board” and listen to their problems; to offer guidance and a new way of coping; to be a support, a soft place to fall, a non-judgmental safe environment filled with compassion which was a rarity in their childhood; to help them find a job, further education and eventually a new place to live.

  • Foreign Students – what a wonderful opportunity to share your love, culture and family!  These are high school age who are here for a school year.  ICA calls this program GAP.
  • Foster Children in family homes in a foreign country supported by the local church.
  • Teens who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy.
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Helpful Information

Foster Youth Rights

FAQ Unaccompanied Minor

What You Need to Know About Unaccompanied Children

Special Needs Resources

Resources and Links

The Process

Application

Info Meeting

Ready to start the process and attend your personalized Info Meeting? Schedule your Info Meeting with us!

Schedule an Info Meeting

Advocate Instead

Not sure if you can Foster, but still want to help. Find out how you can advocate.

Learn How to Advocate

Donate

If you’re not quite ready to start your Foster Care or Adoption journey and are interested helping alternatively.

Donate

Start Your Journey!

ICA has been a Voice of HOPE for children, youth, & and their families worldwide for over 30 years. Let us know how we can assist in raising your Voice of HOPE for those in need.

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PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY, The Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity (IAAME), a national accrediting entity designated by the US Department of State to provide Hague Accreditation and Approval, invites the public to provide comment on intercountry adoption service providers seeking Hague Accreditation, Approval or Renewal. You are invited to provide comments through the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of Consular Affairs website: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/about-adoption-service-providers/hague-complaint-registry.html