Welcome to Clarvida of Colorado

Many youth are placed in foster care because of abuse and neglect. In addition, a wide variety of youth who have experienced difficulties in living in a responsible manner within the community will be referred to Clarvida. These youth will require guidance, supervision, and direction in learning more appropriate ways to cope with life. We accept referrals for children and youth between the ages of birth and 18 years.

Ages 6-18, sibling groups, and high-need populations such as medically fragile.

Specifications include age, gender, number of children, sibling size, race, religious preference, behaviors and special needs.

Foster parents will have the opportunity to receive all information about the children being considered for placement in their home. The final decision about whether a particular child comes to live with a family is a joint decision agreed upon by the foster family, the county worker, and the Clarvida Placement Supervisor.

There can be four foster children placed in the home, and the maximum number of total children under the age of 18yrs in each home is eight, to include biological and adopted children. Exceptions can be made for sibling groups.

Yes; there must be 40 sq. ft. of floor space for foster children in the bedroom. If two children are in the room, then the room must measure 80 sq. ft., three children 120 sq. ft., etc. Bedrooms for unrelated foster children shall not be shared by children of the opposite sex when one child is over 4 years old.

Yes, foster children are adopted by their foster parents often at Clarvida! Many foster-placements turn into adoptive placements over time and result in wonderful adoptions!

*Note: Clarvida is NOT an Adoption Agency and therefore does not do private adoptions, or license foster-to-adopt “only” homes. Foster Parents with Clarvida must be willing foster children with the expectation of reunification before adoption-specific placement matches are explored.

Clarvida does not license homes to do respite care only. Our providers exchange services or utilize identified family and friends who have already committed to doing respite for them. Clarvida has also launched a Respite Provider Program to certify respite providers who can go in to provide respite services in a foster-child’s foster home.

A Clarvida Home Supervisor with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work is available to provide monitoring, consultation services, and be a dedicated advocate for our foster parents!

Additionally:

• There is a Clarvida team member available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week for on-call crisis support.
• Clarvida also encourages foster parents to attend support groups and foster care events to build relationships, make connections, give/receive emotional support, guidance and training.
• Clarvida has a private Facebook group for support and resource sharing.
• Clarvida receives donations such as diapers, clothing, toys, “cases of love”, and more that are provided to families as determined a need during placement.

Clarvida families are compensated based on the level of care that the child requires. This compensation averages $500-$700 per month per child. In addition, families are provided with respite pay amounting to one day of respite for every 15 days of care provided per month. Clarvida also provides each foster family with a free membership to Sam’s Club.

If the charges are recent, within the year, more than likely you would not be approved for foster care. If the charges are more than two years old, then it will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If the charges are shown on the fingerprint background check, you will need to produce a disposition of charges from the county court and write a letter of explanation. The decision to license will be discussed by the entire Clarvida team.

If your spouse has been convicted of a felony, it is more than likely they will be unable to do foster care. Misdemeanors are examined on a case-by-case basis.

The main steps include:

• Complete a Clarvida application to become a family care provider
• Complete a fingerprint-based criminal record check for each adult who will have regular contact with children placed in the foster family home
• Complete a child abuse registry check with the state
• The Clarvida Licensing Specialist will meet with family members and inspect the home using a Home Health and Safety Checklist
• In order to be licensed with Clarvida, each prospective family care provider must complete an orientation program, involving 27 hours of training, as well as become CPR/First Aid certified.