Open your heart, open your home become a foster

parent!
Making the decision to step into a childs world through kinship
caregiving, fostering and adopting is a life-changing event, and the
Lakewood community supports you in this adventure. We celebrate your
decision to welcome children into your home, and we are here for you
each step along the way. The Lakewood amily !ollaborative is invested
in your success, and we are e"cited that you will be #oining a group of
e"traordinary families who have already undertaken this endeavor.
The Lakewood amily !ollaborative is a group of agencies, organi$ations
and concerned individuals working together to make sure a network of
services and supports are available and accessible to children, youth and
families. %ecause a &village really does raise a child, well work together
with you from the beginning of 're-service or caregiving, and well
continue to be available to your family throughout the entire e"perience
of kinship caregiving, fostering and adopting.
We can help you by:
(cting as your advocate and liaison
(ddressing housing re)uirements
'roblem-solving about any roadblocks that arise
*avigating the process
Meeting other kinship, foster and adoptive families
!onnecting to support groups and individuali$ed supports for you
and your children
Please Contact Us!
Serving Lakewood, Cleveland 44111/44135 (west of West 117
th
St.),
a! "illage, #airview $ark, %o&k! %iver and Westlake
Please call Lisa on our Resource Line
(216) 529-6108
!ity of Lakewood +epartment of ,uman -ervices +ivision of .outh
Lakewood amily !ollaborative
/0122 Madison (venue
Lakewood 3, 44/25