About Us
About Us
Bethesda's Foster Care & Permanency program provides temporary emergency foster home placement and ongoing supportive foster home placement for children and youth from various counties throughout Pennsylvania. Bethesda Foster Care is also a Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) affiliate, the program also provides permanency services to youth and families. SWAN services that are currently offered include family profiles, child profiles, child preparation and finalization.
It's Challenging
It's Rewarding
It's Life Changing
Foster parents are people who believe that children are worthy of their best efforts every day!
In the United States there are over 400,000 children and teens in the foster care system. How could you possibly make a real impact on such a daunting need? By sharing your life, and your home with a child or teen, you can bring lasting change!
"Our services and employment are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability and age."
Experienced Team
Be a part of an Agency with 100 years of serving the children, youth and families of this community.
Support System
We will welcome you into our family as you welcome a child into yours, with all the support you need!
Why choose Bethesda Foster Care...
Learn more about our one of a kind Foster Home, the Petersen House. This project was made possibly by the John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Foundation.
Contact Us:
(814) 724-7510 ext. 425abizjak@bethesda1919.org
Bethesda Lutheran Services Foster Care15487 State Hwy 86 - Meadville PA 16335
"Our services and employment are provided in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, disability and age."