About Wellroot
Overview
This website provides education on the need for foster care in Georgia along with training and step-by-step guidance on how to become a foster parent through Wellroot Family Services.
There are more than 10,000 children and young adults in Georgia’s foster care system who don’t know what a stable home feels like. As an agency of The United Methodist Church in North Georgia, Wellroot Family Services has developed programs designed to change this reality through faith-centered service and trauma-informed care. With a focus on supporting youth from infancy through early adulthood, Wellroot helps individuals – and their support systems – reach their potential through the encouragement and love of a healthy home and community.
Innovative Leadership in Child Welfare and Community Resiliency
For over 150 years, Wellroot Family Services has been leading the effort to transform the lives of children and families in Georgia. Through our evidence-based programs, Wellroot cares for and encourages the growth and healing of children, young adults, and families facing challenges or trauma in Georgia.
We provide support while equipping parents and caregivers with the tools and resources they need to strengthen their families and better navigate through the challenges they might be facing.
Mary Vincent, Senior Vice President of Programs on You Make the Difference
Why Foster Through Wellroot?
Georgia is currently experiencing a shortage of foster families. When children in the foster care system are placed outside of their community, it adds to their trauma, forcing them to leave friends and change schools. We need more compassionate adults to volunteer as foster parents. Help us reduce this additional trauma by opening your heart and home to a child in need.
Wellroot provides foster parents with intensive support through their assigned Foster Care Worker, our 24/7 on-call system, access to clothing, diapers, school supplies and baby equipment, and supplemental financial support through our incidental fund for enrichment for the children in their care.
How Wellroot Foster Care Case Workers Support Families
Watch the inspiring testimony of the Sanders Family, foster parents with Wellroot and members of Oak Grove United Methodist Church, as they share their journey of fostering hope and love. This video was developed by Oak Grove UMC to highlight their impactful experience.
Wellroot Family Services is here to uplift and support our foster families every step of the way. We offer:
- Foster Parent and Staff-Led Support Groups: Because community is key.
- 24/7 On-Call Case Managers: Always here when you need us.
- Community Cultivation Team: From Parents’ Day Out to care packages, we’re here with ongoing support.
- Extensive Trauma-Informed Training: Empowering our staff and parents with the knowledge to care for our children.
- Financial Support: A $45 monthly enrichment fund per child to help our families thrive.
Answer the Call.
Say “Yes!”
The need for these homes in Georgia is great, and we are dedicated to equipping individuals and couples interested in fostering with the resources and knowledge they need to support children in their care and provide them with safe, loving, stable homes.
Our program is faith-based, and our staff and foster parents understand that we seek to show God’s love to children and families. We offer quality service with specialized staff, an intensive staff-to-client ratio, and accreditation from the Council on Accreditation and Eagle.
We invite you to learn more about Georgia’s children, the need in your community, and the foster parenting process.
