Who are Foster Parents?

Foster parents are individuals or couples aged 21 or older.  They come from all walks of life, various income levels and careers, different educational background, and are diverse in many ways.  All share a desire to have a positive impact on the life of a child.

Become a Foster Parent

For more information about becoming a foster parent, call (812) 282-8479 or contact [email protected]

If you’re an adult with a heart for children, we want to talk with you! Family Ark is looking for foster parents to help children (birth to age 18) who have experienced abuse, neglect or other trauma.

Our Goals

• We work together in partnership with our children, referral sources, parents, foster parents, and other community providers to promote positive change in the lives of children and families.
• Whenever possible, we will seek to keep the child in the home of his/her biological family while working toward overall improvement within the family system.
• When it is necessary to remove a child from the parents’ home we will attempt to keep the child in the family’s geographical area to facilitate contact and seek reunification as quickly as therapeutically possible.
• We will strive to keep admission to our program easy, uncomplicated and at a reasonable cost.
• We will continue to assess the changing needs of the community and expand our programming as necessary.
• We will remain aware of the profound effect removal from the family can have on a child and let this awareness influence our actions on behalf of the child.