Foster Care Interest Meeting Registration

Interested in becoming a foster parent? Not sure where to get started? Join us for an in-person information session to learn more and get answers to all your questions! Or, for more information, call the Inquiry Line at 919-212-7474 or email us at foster4wake@wake.gov.

2026 Foster Parent Interest Meetings

*Meetings at the Swinburne Building are held on the 2^nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30–8:30 p.m.
**Virtual meetings are held on the 3^rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30–8 p.m.

Portraits of Foster Parents

Wake County is recruiting foster families for the following:

• Children/youth ages: Birth through 21
• Sibling groups
• Medically fragile
• Special needs (i.e., emotional, developmental)
• Short-term emergency care
• Respite
   

At the Foster Parent Information Meeting, we'll be discussing:

• The core values of foster care;
• Reasons children may enter into care;
• Specific needs of the children in our community; and 
• The types of families that can best meet their needs.
   

Q&A to follow the discussion.

At the end of the meeting, if you decide you want to continue with the foster care process, you can request an application.

Note:
Due to the sensitive nature of the information, children are not allowed to attend this meeting. Please do not bring children with additional adult guests to wait in the lobby with children. We ask that you make child care arrangements, as child care is not available for this meeting.

For more information, call the Inquiry Line at 919-212-7474 or email us at foster4wake@wake.gov.