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Krystal’s Story: Finding Strength Through Support

Nov 18, 2025

After a painful separation and months of searching for help, Krystal felt overwhelmed and alone as she cared for her three children. When she reached out to PCHAS, she was not just looking for housing. She was looking for hope. Read her incredible journey and learn more about how to get involved at Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services. Read More

Now I’m Licensed to Foster. What’s next?

Feb 24, 2021

Congratulations! You finished training, have an approved Home Study and are now licensed to Foster and Adopt. You’re ready to be family for children who need one and PCHAS is working hard on your behalf. Here’s what will happen, next. Read More


What You Really Need to Know About a Home Study

Feb 21, 2021

Imagine you had an emergency and had to leave your children with a stranger. You’d want to know everything about them, right? As a Foster Care & Adoption agency, PCHAS also wants to know everything about the families we trust to care for vulnerable children. Read More


How Will Training Prepare You to Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent?

Feb 10, 2021

​Children entering the foster care system have experienced at least two traumas: the abuse or neglect that led to their removal and the resulting separation from their birth family. That’s concerning for many reasons, but there is hope because children can heal from trauma through safe and trusting relationships. We’ll prepare you to build these relationships and become family through training and one-on-one support. Read More


Kinship Families: We Have Help For You

Feb 04, 2021

Kinship Families, we want to make this complicated system a little easier for you. Read more to learn how. Read More


Mentors Make the Difference

Jan 25, 2021

​When the world shut down during the pandemic, PCHAS therapeutic mentors continued to address not only the academic and social needs of children but also emotional needs. These supportive relationships can be powerful. Read More


How Do Families Pick a Foster Care & Adoption Agency?

Jan 20, 2021

Your story is probably similar to the one we hear from a lot of families. Something sparked your interest in foster care and adoption; you did some research online and talked with people you trust. Now you’re feeling ready to choose an agency and take a first step, but you’re not really sure how to decide. Read More