Foster Care and Adoption Services

Adoption Services

Provide support for developing ongoing adoption, home recruitment, adoption processing, as well as pre and post adoption counseling services.  Services provided to the children, foster and adoptive parents, and natural family members.

Foster Family Care Services

Provides safe, nurturing home environments for abused and neglected children.  Foster parents and case manager provide for the emotional and physical needs of the children while working with the natural family towards reunification.  Different level of supervision and treatment are offered based on the age, behavior, and psychiatric or medical condition of the child.  Currently provides specialized care for children needing attention through its Treatment Foster Care Program.  See our page on Foster Care Services for more information.

Delinquent Foster Care 

Places youth found guilty of a crime in foster care, as an alternative to institutionalization.  It is part of the city of Philadelphia's initiative to develop more effective interventions for delinquent youth.  NET staff provide counseling to the youth treatment family, probation officer, youth and natural family formulate a treatment plan focused on helping the youth make positive changes in behavior, education, health and family relationships.  Foster Care is also prepared to serve youth with mental health problems that contribute to their delinquency and are potentially disrupting to the placement.

Delinquent Mother-Baby 

Foster Care

Juvenile Justice Services 

Services to Children in Their Own Home (SCOH)

Allows youth to live at home and attend their local school after being found guilty of a crime.  It helps the youth and natural family to cope together, rather than experience out of home placement.  Treatment team provides counseling and support focusing on behavior, education, health and family interactions.  As the family and youth progress toward identified goals, Family Court is provided with information frequently enabling the youth to be moved to a less intensive level of care until discharged.

Firehouse Residential Program

Places youth in a residential setting while awaiting trial.  Youth are assigned to a full-time counselor upon entrance to ensure that the child's individual needs are addressed and met while in residence.  NET staff provide education, counseling, recreational and cultural activities as well as life skills training during placement.

In-Home Detention

Enables youth to be at home while awaiting trial.  NET staff provide a structured after school and evening program of educational and recreational activities along with constant supervision.  Family interaction, school attendance and curfews are also monitored daily.  Information is shared with Family Court and Community Based Detention Services regarding current detention status and possible placement.

Girl of Promise

The Girls of Promise program is a research project that addresses the needs of adjudicated and pre-adjudicated girls who reside in Philadelphia County.  Using Functional Family Therapy, Creative Arts, Research and Evaluation, the mission of the Girls of Promise Program is to strengthen families and change individual and family behaviors to prevent young women from becoming further involved in the Juvenile Justice System.

Making My Way - Independent Living Program

An independent living skills development project designed to aid youth in their transition from foster care into adulthood.