Department of Economic Security - Division of Children, Youth and Families - Child Protective Services - Licensed Family Foster Homes

This document answers five questions about Arizona’s licensed family foster homes. Specifically, it presents information on the funds available to foster parents, the type of training foster parents receive, whether licensed foster home recruitment and retention has improved with the increase in foster care maintenance rates, and how Arizona’s rates compare to other states’ rates. In addition, it provides information on the number of children in licensed family foster homes.