OPEN YOUR HOME. CHANGE A CHILD’S lifE.
Empty nesters and helping professionals bring something uniquely powerful to foster care: life experience, stability, and the ability to guide children through hard seasons.
If your children are grown, or your career is centered on caring for others, you may be more ready than you think to foster.
THE NEXT CHILD WHO NEEDS YOU IS WAITING
Many children in foster care are looking for more than a place to sleep. They need consistency. They need guidance. They need someone who will show up and stay. For teens and sibling groups especially, the need is urgent. These children are often the most overlooked, yet they are the ones who need steady, committed adults the most. If you’re an empty nester, you already understand what stability means. You know how to listen. You know how to set boundaries. You know how to love through challenges.
Your home can become the safe place a child remembers for the rest of their life.
YOUR PROFESSION PREPARED YOU FOR THIS MOMENt
Teachers, nurses, counselors, social workers, and other helping professionals are uniquely positioned to foster. You understand trauma. You know how to advocate. You know how to respond with patience and compassion when things feel hard.
At Bloom, you don’t foster alone. We provide:
Ongoing training and professional support
Access to The Bloom Closet for clothing, shoes, school supplies, and essentials
Respite care and academic support
A strong community of foster families
Your professional skills can extend beyond your workplace and into a home that changes a child’s future.
THE NEED IS URGENT
Teens and sibling groups are the most underserved populations in foster care. Many wait longer for placement because families often prefer younger children or single placements.
By opening your home, you can:
- Keep siblings together
- Offer stability during a time of uncertainty
- Provide connection, dignity, and belonging
These children deserve more than temporary care. They deserve someone willing to say yes.
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Your experience. Your compassion. Your steady presence. It all matters.
Take the first step today.
Complete the Foster Parent Interest Form or email foster@bloomfosters.org to connect with our team and learn more about fostering with Bloom.
