We all benefit with a little help from our friends!
The members of foster care support groups are people just like you who have opened their homes to care for children. Foster Caregiver Support groups are made up of like-minded individuals who share real-life information with each other and who provide support to each other when it is needed.
Support groups are membership organizations where members share with each other – their joys and the difficulties – for mutual benefit. Support groups usually hold monthly meetings, arrange for free training (and often provide sitters), and provide opportunities for members to help each other between meetings.
One of the most important steps any foster caregiver, kinship caregiver, and adoptive parent can take is to join and participate in their local foster caregiver support group.
Louisiana Foster and Kinship Caregiver Support Groups
| Support Group | Region |
|---|---|
| Alexla Foster & Adoptive Parents Association | Alexandria |
| Leesville – Vernon Parish Foster Parent Association Contact: Tammy Mock Email: Tammymock7@gmail.com | Alexandria |
| Fostering Community Contact: Andria Fontenot, Director P.O. Box 12910 Alexandria, LA 71315 Phone: 1-318-446-0403 Email: info@FosteringCommunity.org | Alexandria |
| BR Foster Moms - online Support Group Contact: Susan Naquin Phone: 1-985-212-4684 Email: susan.naquin1@gmail.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2061079200649837 BR Foster Moms is a page where foster parents can participate no matter what stage their little ones are in. The mission of this group is to support, encourage, and care for one through the foster care journey. The goal of the closed Facebook group is to grow in size, and eventually meet in person for monthly support. | Baton Rouge |
| Tangipahoa Area Foster & Adoptive Parents Association Contact: Lashaun Nicholson, President 1-951-662-1135 Email: lashaunnicholson@gmail.com | Covington |
| Extra Mile Phone: 1-337-237-2090 720 St. John Lafayette, LA 70501 Web: The Extra Mile - Region IV | Lafayette |
| Allen Parish Foster & Adoptive Parents Association Contact: Darlene Brown Phone: 1-318-306-2409 Email: missdprincella@aol.com | Lake Charles |
| Happy Hearts Foster & Adoptive Families Support Group Contact: Brooke Buxton Phone: 1-337-888-0160 Email: brookeandpalir@gmail.com Area: Dequincy | Lake Charles |
| Beauregard Foster & Adoptive Parents Association | Lake Charles |
| Lake Charles Foster Parent Association Contact: Sarah Burleigh Phone: 1-337-263-2711 Email: Burleigh.srr@hotmail.com Email: burleighslr@hotmail.com | Lake Charles |
| Calcasieu-Cameron Foster & Adoptive Parents Association | Lake Charles |
| Iowa Area Foster and Adoption Support Group Contact: Bethany Oliver Phone: 1-904-556-9265 Email: bethanyaoliver@gmail.com | Lake Charles |
| F.A.I.R. Visions Inc. Foster & Adoptive Parents Association 5200 Northeast Road Monroe, LA 71203 | Monroe |
| KEPT Ministry Contact: Erin Powell Phone: 1-318-557-1780 Hosts foster parent support groups | Monroe |
| OpenTable Contact: Glenn Roundtree Email: glenn@jamessamaritan.org Web: www.JamesSamaritan.org | Monroe |
| Northwest Foster & Adoptive Parents Association | Shreveport |
| Northpoint Community Church 4204 Airline Drive Bossier City, LA 71111 | Shreveport |
| Broadmoor Baptist Church 4110 Youree Drive Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 1-318-868-6552 Email: info@broadmoor.tv Hosts faith-based QPI Meetings and training events. | Shreveport |
| Foster Closet at Cypress/Cypress Baptist Church Contact: Megan Barker 4701 Palmetto Road Benton, LA 71006 Phone: 1-318-965-2296 Email: fosterclosetatcypress@gmail.com In addition to the Foster Closet, Cypress Baptist Church hosts training events for foster caregivers, provide meals, and host Parents' Night Out. | Shreveport |
| Standing Together: Foster & Adoptive Parent Support Group Louisiana Contact: Kathleen Hotard Phone: 1-985-232-4778 Email: kathleenhotard3354@gmail.com | Thibodaux |
| Bayou Region Foster and Adoptive Parent Association Contact: Heather Williams Phone: 1-985-262-9511 Email: bayouregionfapa@gmail.com Web: www.BayouRegionFAPA.org Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BayouRegionFAPA | Thibodaux |
| River Parishes Foster and Adoptive Parent Association Contact: Sheri Soper, President Phone: 1 (225) 571-6632 "Texting is easier." Email: riverparishesfapa@gmail.com | Thibodaux |
| Loving Our Community's Children (LOCC)/Foster Closet Contact: Sinead Holleran 10757 Airline Hwy Gonzales, LA 70737 Phone: 1-225-283-6279 | Thibodaux |