Foster Parent Resources

Foster Parent ID Request
Foster parents can request access to their information in Kids Direct. To obtain a User ID and instructions, send an email to FosterParentIDRequest@HillsboroughKids.org

Frequently Used Contacts
Placement Team: 813.621.1559
Placement On-Call: 813.210.4276
Case Management After-Hours: 813.210.4177
FSPS: 813.310.1517
Eligibility Management: 813.471.0747 x1201

• 700-720 Licensing Concerns Communication Process
• 700-720 Licensing Concerns Form
• 700-720 Staff Communication Form
• College Tuition-Pell Grant Information/Eligibility
• Daycare Reimbursement Form
• Direct Deposit Agreement
• Foster Parent Handbook
• Foster Parent Mileage Form
• Foster Parent Review of Care Manager Performance Form
• Foster Parent Travel Reimbursement and Travel Support Policy
• Institutional Claims Form
• Partnership For Children
• School Registration Information for Foster Care Children
• Visitor Sign In/Out Form

Home Safety Plans

• Disaster Preparedness Plan
• Floor Plan and Evacuation Route Template
• Pool Safety Checklist
• Water Safety Agreement
• Safety Plan with Tips

Foster Parent Pre-Service Orientation and Training Schedules

• 2011 - 2012 Foster Parent Orientation Schedule
• 2011 - 2012 Foster MAPP Training Schedule

AHCA (Agency for Health Care Administration)

• AHCA Website
• Medicaid Resources
• Medicaid Help Line: (813) 871-7600 Ext. 276

Other Useful Resources

• 211 Help Line
• Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
• DCF Daycare Information
• Education and Training Voucher Program for Children (ETV)
• Family Stabilization Program
• Email F.A.S.T. (Foster Allegation Support Team)
• Florida Administrative Code
• Florida's Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare Practices
• Florida Network of Youth and Family Services Website
• Florida Statutes - Chapter 39
• Just Think (Children's Board eNews)
• Medicaid Update-Latest on the Preferred Drug List (PDL)
• National Foster Parent Association
• Out-of-County Travel of Dependent Children
• Pediatric Dental Providers
• Psychotropic Medication for Children
• Psychotherapeutic Medication Management Policy
• Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association

Background Screening Unit Fingerprinting Operations
Fingerprints will be taken by appointment only. Clients are to call the Live Scan office 813-471-0747 ext 1237 to schedule an appointment. Office is located at:

The Family Place
9391 N. Florida Ave.
Tampa, FL 33612

Live Scan hours of operation are:

Quality Parenting Initiative
The Quality Parenting Initiative is a statewide initiative designed to promote quality care for children in foster care by redefining the expectations and roles of foster parents. Hillsborough Kids is one of the first three pilot CBC’s to embrace QPI, and is committed to this ongoing foster care reform. As a result of QPI, Hillsborough Kids has identified Foster Parent Recruitment and Retention as one of our mission critical goals. Additionally, the following brand statement was adopted to articulate what fostering means in the Hillsborough Kids system of care:

Foster Parents Are Valued and Respected Partners within Our Community
Fostering means nurturing a child and mentoring and supporting the entire family, teaching them to be healthy.
Healthy families today mean stronger communities tomorrow.
Foster parents can change the world – one family at a time.

QPI has also resulted in the development of innovative tools for foster parents to gain access to relevant and ongoing training resources. Through a collaboration with the USF Center for the Advancement of Child Welfare, Just in Time training was created for foster parents. Just in Time training is accessed at QPIflorida.com and offers a wide variety of training topics including live webinars.