The Salvation Army Children's Services: Foster Care & Adoption Program

08/20/2026

Interested in short-term foster care?🙋

Unlike traditional foster care, where families commit to caring for children for an indefinite period, short-term foster care focuses on providing a safe, nurturing environment for a limited time, typically between 24 hours and 30 days. This program allows you to make a meaningful impact during a crucial time in a child's life, offering them comfort and care when they need it most.

Learn more ➡️ https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/childrens-services/short-term-foster-care/

08/19/2026

TBR what? ❓❓❓

Family Support Services Director Laura breaks down TBRI® - what it is, who it helps, why we use it (in everything!), and more. Check it out 👇

08/19/2026

ONLY A FEW SPOTS REMAIN!

Does your child need a safe space to heal, connect, and build new skills? 💛 The HALO Project offers an 8-10 week intensive program designed to support foster and adoptive families through trauma-informed care, Kids Club, and family therapy.

📅 September 7 – November 16, 2026, Mondays, 6–8 PM + family therapy Fridays during the day
👧🏽👦🏽 Kids ages 8–12
📍 Emmanuel Lutheran – Souderton, PA (Montgomery County)

🔗Learn more and register: https://salvationarmyhalo.org/

08/18/2026

We had a great time on Friday night at Faith Church's Foster and Adoption Back to School night! 🎒✏️🍎

It was great seeing so many of our families come out to enjoy this great event. We had lots of kids visit our table to make their own safe homes for their little pets! ❤

08/13/2026

A Care Community a team of committed and equipped volunteers who support and serve a foster, adoptive, or kinship family and all of the children in their care. They provide practical, ongoing help for about a year, providing added stability to a family in need. 🫂

Learn more: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/childrens-services/care-communities

08/12/2026

Myth v. fact!

Intake Specialist Emily is our resident mythbuster about all things foster care.

Today she breaks down the ever-popular myth: Foster care is a free way to adopt when you can’t afford other types of adoption.

08/12/2026

Did you know❓

Before you foster, here are some quick facts about our steps to becoming a successful foster parent!

Our goal is to teach potential parents how to open their homes to kids in need, making you feel as prepared as possible going into this journey❤️‍🩹

Interested in learning more? Please visit ➡️ https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/childrens-services/how-to-open-your-home-to-kids-in-need

08/11/2026

Check out this month's Adopt Lehigh Valley Kids segment! Ava is one of the 3,000 PA kids in need of a forever family. ❤️

Thanks to WFMZ and Bo Koltnow for sharing her story.

Ava, who is preparing to become a high school freshman, is one of about 3,000 foster children in Pennsylvania looking for a permanent family.

08/07/2026

Back-to school season is upon us! 🎒✏️📓

Check out this great event that our friends at Faith Church | Allentown, PA are hosting for foster, adoptive, and kinship families.

Join us for a night of dinner, ice cream, backpacks and school supplies, and so much more before school starts!

Interested? Scan the QR code to register or visit: https://faithefc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3719739

*REGISTRATION CLOSES 8/8*

08/06/2026

At The Salvation Army Children’s Services, we provide the support services that strengthen birth families’ ability to care for their children 👨‍👩‍👧

The goal is for most foster children to reunite with their birth family, but in order for that to happen, they must resolve the circumstances that caused the child to be placed into foster care.

We offer services that help to create and maintain safe and stable homes, ensuring the best interests of the children are always met. ❤️🤍🖤

Below are the services we offer ⬇️

If you have any questions/are looking for more information, here is the link to our website: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/childrens-services/community-and-family-support-services