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EMERGENCY SHELTER HOMES IN VENTURA COUNTY 

Children in the most traumatic situations often need immediate placement and care. Become a foster family today.

There are children who need 
a safe home tonight

Children in the most traumatic situations often need immediate placement and care. Scared, angry, and uncertain, these children need a safe place to go, often in the middle of the night, and sometimes with just the clothes on their backs.

Aspiranet is currently looking for individuals to serve as emergency resource families for children and youth who need immediate short term care. The unique demands require a special set of skills and circumstances.

WE need you. THEY need you.
Call 877.380.4376 to apply.

Emergency Resource Family
Requirements

Children of all ages require emergency foster care.

To be an Emergency Resource Family, you need:

  • A flexible schedule and time available to be with a child

  • Available 24/7 for placement referrals for high-need children and youth between 0 and 18 years old

  • Have experience parenting or working with children

  • Have a stable and nurturing home

  • Be empathetic to both birth parents and the extended family of a child

  • Own reliable transportation

  • Commitment to transport youth to their school of origin

  • Be organized, patient and a team player

  • Possess a willingess to learn

Your age or martial status doesn't matter when you foster a child.

Please help fill
this urgent need. 
Call 877.380.4376 

Please help fill this urgent need. 
Call 877.380.4376 or 
visit aspiranet.org/emergencyshelter

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