Seven Homes: Where Love, Healing, and Family Come Together Through Foster Care
Seven Homes is more than just a foster care agency in North Carolina; it's a beacon of hope and healing for children in need. Our mission and vision are rooted in the belief that every child deserves a loving, stable, and secure environment to thrive.
Our Mission and Vision
The mission at Seven Homes is to reach out to youth in need of love, safety, and stability. The therapeutic vision of this mission is to serve the needs of the whole child.
Seven Homes believes healing comes through relationship and connection with God and with others. Seven Homes beliefs and services provided are rooted in the teachings of the Bible. Seven Homes acknowledge the Bible to be the inspired Word of God that teaches there is one Triune God and that salvation is a gift gained through forgiveness. Seven Homes seeks to make available the teachings of Christian principles while respecting the religious background of each individual.
Our Goals
Reduction of Multiple Placements
Frequent moves from one foster home to another disrupt the stability crucial for a child's well-being, leading to behavioral and emotional challenges. Our goal is clear - to halt the cycle of multiple placements. We aim to provide a stable and nurturing environment for every child through meticulous training, strategic family matching, and unwavering support.
Reducing Time in Care
Extended stays in foster care can impede a child's ability to form lasting connections and hinder their overall development, which directly impacts a child's sense of permanency and belonging. Seven Homes is committed to achieving permanency within a year. We embrace shared parenting with birth families, actively working towards reunification and ensuring every child finds a permanent family swiftly.
Establishment of a Permanent Family
The uncertainty of a child's future without a permanent family can create emotional distress and hinder their sense of belonging, resulting in children facing challenges in forming lasting connections. Our goal is to establish a permanent family for every child. Whether through reunification, adoption, or proactive recruitment of adoptive families, we are dedicated to ensuring each child finds a forever home.
Our History
Seven Homes was established in 1995 in High Point, NC, by a group of Social Workers, Direct Care Staff, and Mental Health Professionals who were concerned about the outcomes for children in the foster care system. They joined together to provide an alternative that addressed the high frequency of multiple placements for children, the extended length of time children spent in the system, and the lack of permanency for many children, youth, and young adults.
Seven Homes is now headquartered in Greensboro, NC, and has grown to serve families across North Carolina. We remain dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by children in foster care and adoption. Our philosophy centers on finding "homes for children, not children for families."
In partnership with the NC Department of Social Services and the North Carolina Guardian-Ad-Litem Program, Seven Homes works tirelessly to reunify families when possible. Our unwavering priority is to offer the highest-quality care, addressing every child's spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social needs.
Our Commitment to Excellence - What Makes Us Different
Trauma-Informed MAPP Classes
Using the TBRI® model, we equip families to understand and respond to children's unique needs.
Dedicated TBRI® Practitioners
We have multiple licensed TBRI practitioners on staff to help families create safe and loving environments that promote healing.
Managed Placement Support
We go beyond placement, offering ongoing support, resources, and family activities.
Nurturing Approach
We build strong relationships with our families, becoming like extended family members.
Focus on Permanency
We collaborate with NC agencies to reunite families and, when not possible, find permanency through adoption.
Become part of our mission to create lasting change in children's lives. Explore fostering, adopting, volunteering, or donating. Together, we can build a brighter future for North Carolina's children.
