Contract Foster Care

Children in foster care are our community's most vulnerable and valuable assets. Because many of them suffer from emotional and/or physical problems as a result of the abuse they have endured, they need a stable home with loving people who accept them as they are and are committed to helping them achieve all they can achieve.

Each year Sunbeam finds caring foster homes for more than 500 Oklahoma children. Our mission is to provide quality, individualized care and services to these vulnerable children and the foster families who care for them. Sunbeam’s Contract Foster Care (CFC) is comprised of Emergency Foster Care and Bridge Home Care.

Emergency Foster Care provides a temporary home for children, ages birth to five, who are victims of abuse and neglect. Our purpose is to prevent children from having to spend the night in an emergency shelter, as well as to provide a caring interim home until more permanent arrangements can be made for the child. EFC placement is generally less than 30 days and, following emergency placement, children typically move into traditional foster care or are placed into the care of a family member.

Sunbeam is the only agency in Oklahoma County with Emergency Foster Care. Emergency Foster Care parents receive 42 hours of training in preparation for their role as substitute caregivers. Emergency Foster Care parents undergo 42 hours of training as preparation and may be called upon 24/7 for a placement. Emergency Foster Care parents must be able to stay at home full-time with the child in order to be an Emergency Foster Care parent.

Bridge Home Care provides a more long-term home for children, ages birth to five (can serve children up to age 9), while waiting for permanent placement with biological families, kinship families or through adoptive families.