What We Offer
Programs
Foster Care
Our foster care program recruits, trains, licenses, and supports families who are willing to open their hearts and homes to children in need. From the first inquiry through the licensing process and beyond, our team provides ongoing guidance, education, and support so foster families always have someone to turn to. Because every child is unique, our foster families receive training to care for children who have experienced trauma, behavioral health challenges, and complex life circumstances. Many of our families also have experience caring for children with significant medical needs, developmental disabilities, and other specialized care needs.
Adoption & Permanency
The primary goal of foster care is reunification; however, for many children who are unable to be reunified, foster care is one step toward finding a permanent family. Our adoption program helps prepare both children and families for that next chapter.Our adoption program works one-on-one with children to help them understand their life story, process difficult experiences, recognize their strengths, and build confidence in who they are. Through personalized activities and written materials children are encouraged to reflect on their journey, celebrate their resilience, and look toward the future with hope.Families pursuing adoption also receive personalized guidance throughout every step of the process. We provide education, training, home study services, and ongoing support to help families feel prepared, informed, and confident as they welcome a child into their home and build a lifelong family.
Twin Pines Family Services, LLC offers the following Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) Services that can be referred to all youth in Pennsylvania County Children and Youth Agency’s legal custody in out-of-home care, regardless of the permanency goal.
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Child Profile and Addendum
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Child Preparation
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Child Specific Recruitment (CSR)
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Family Profile and Addendum
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Affiliate Referred Family Profile (AFRP)
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Child Placement
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Finalization and Extension
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Finalization Extension
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Family Matching and Extension
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Post-Permanency: Advocacy – Support Group – Respite
Visitation
Coming soon – See you in 2027!
Our visitation program is designed to facilitate safe, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate contact between children in out-of-home care and their parents, siblings, relatives, or other approved individuals. Visitation services are individualized to the needs of the child and family and may include supervised, monitored, or structured visitation. Staff support positive parent-child interactions, maintain a safe and neutral environment, document observations, and promote healthy family relationships and permanency goals.
Transportation
Coming soon – See you in 2027!
Our transportation program provides safe, reliable services for foster children, their parents, siblings, relatives, or other approved individuals for visitation. Trained, appropriately screened staff provide transportation and prioritize each child's safety, comfort, dignity, and individual needs. Services are designed to improve access to family connections while providing additional support to foster parents.
HOUSING
Children live in a home environment.
Twin Pines conducts an initial then annual safety inspection of the home.
RECREATION
Twin Pines provides opportunities for children to explore their interests and participate in recreational activities of their choice.
SERVICE PLANNING
A written service plan is developed with input from the child, the child’s family of origin, the Twin Pines foster family and Service Coordinator.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Healthcare, including medication, management, nutrition, self-care and hygiene, housekeeping skills, money management skills, interpersonal relationship skills, education/vocation, time management, and use of community resources.