Learn About Foster Parenting
Foster parenting can be for a night, a week or a lifetime.
As a Hillside foster parent, you can be part of a team of adults that makes a life-changing difference for a child. Hundreds of local youth can’t live at home because of a variety of family challenges – from parental illness to abuse and neglect. Like all children, they need a loving environment, stability and a consistent routine to help them overcome challenges and succeed in life.
Contact a Hillside Foster Parent Recruiter
Buffalo Metro and Erie County
70 Jewett Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 533-4300
Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany
36 Water Street
Cuba, NY 14727
(585) 968-8623
Genesee and Orleans Counties
50 Batavia City Center
Batavia NY 14020
(585) 344-0134 ext. 121
Livingston County
24 Main Street
Mt. Morris, NY 14510
(585) 658 5512
Wyoming County
96 West Buffalo Street
Warsaw, NY 14569
(585) 786-5924
Niagara County
66 Stevens Street
Lockport, NY 14094
(716) 439-5436
Rochester Metro and Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, and Yates Counties
1 Mustard Street
Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 654-4421
Syracuse Metro and Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, and Tompkins Counties
215 Wyoming Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 703-8718
Schuyler County
24 Liberty Street
Bath, NY 14810
(607) 776-7480 x224
Steuben Counties
24 Liberty Street
Bath, NY 14810
(607) 776-7480 x224
You may also e-mail us at info@hillside.com.
Ask yourself…am I ready to consider becoming a foster parent?
Great foster parents care deeply for children and have a great deal of empathy that helps get them through the ups and downs of parenting.
Am I 21 or older?
State law requires foster parents be 21 years of age or older.
Is there room in my heart and my home?
If you have a loving home, and a bed a child can call their own, you're well on your way.
Do I have adequate income to meet my own needs?
There are no income requirements other than your ability to support yourself. A stipend will be provided for costs associated with your foster child.
Do I enjoy helping children build on their strengths and develop important life skills?
All children have unique strengths that you, as their foster parent, can help uncover and use to set them on the path to success.
Am I willing to participate in free training to prepare me for foster parenting?
This 10-session free training program will help you be ready for the joys and challenges that are ahead.