Foster Care Resources
Listed below are resources for placement providers who are providing care for children in care, and for parents who are working towards reunification with their children.
Ambassadors for Children
A clothing closet, a comfort closet (comfort items for kids entering foster care system), Prom closet, and Project Self Esteem (a program that provides funding and support to kids in care to participate in extracurricular activities like sports, dance, etc.)
500 W Battlefield Rd, Springfield
417-708-0565
Sammy’s Window Clothing Closet
A resource for kids in the system to access clothes, hygiene items, baby equipment, school supplies, and other essential items
509 S Cavalier Ave, Springfield
417-866-3672
Foster Adopt Connect
Licensing, behavior interventions, advocacy for biological/first families, kinship navigating, 30 days to family, and a variety of other resources for both families who are fostering, and for families who are working in the system to reunify with their children.
509 S Cavalier Ave, Springfield
417-866-3672
Family Connection Program at The Connecting Grounds
A program for supervised parent-child visits, aftercare program for families who have reunified, and support for families who are working towards reunification
4347 W Chestnut Expressway
email: familyconnections@theconnectinggrounds.com
Be A Jewel
Support for Grandparents raising their grandkids
Springfield Public School Foster Care Liason
Contact for support throughout SPS for kids who are in care.
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