Foster Care Services
Family Preparation
and Support
As families and individuals prepare to move forward with foster care, we provide a variety of Foster Care Family Support services to ensure children receive loving care in a safe environment from people they trust — and that the foster family feels informed and supported.
Foster Care & Kinship Family Training
Nebraska Children’s Home Society provides expert, ongoing training to family members, close friends and foster parents who are assuming a caregiving role, including Foster Parent Classes.
Home Study & Licensing
Our social workers walk prospective foster parents through their home study and licensing procedures, helping them to ensure an efficient, successful process.
NCHS license foster homes in the following counties: Adams, Buffalo, Clay, Douglas, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Kearney, Merrick. Phelps and Sherman.
24/7 Support
Any individual or family working with Nebraska Children’s Home Society to provide foster care can count on 24/7 support from our highly trained team of social workers, foster care experts and advocates, as well as ongoing mentorship.
Omaha
Melanie Nicely
Recruitment and Matching Specialist
402.659.9996
