Let’s take the first step together and help you to help those that need you the most.
Recertification Training is open to all Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Kinship Caregivers, DSS Child Welfare Staff, GALs, Group Home Staff, and Child Placing Agencies. There is no charge for attending.
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Connecting SC in an online portal that connects people to the needs of their community through A Home for Me. Click to see the needs of foster and kinship families in your area. Create an account and login to fulfill a need. Thank you for your kind generosity.
Whether you need community service hours or simply have a heartfelt calling to help children in need, we have opportunities available. Whether placing yard signs and posters, providing backpacks and/or contents for the Pack a SACK (Sponsor a College Kid) program, or starting a foster/adoptive parent program within your SC based church or organization…we have something for everyone!
Being a Foster or Adoptive Parent isn’t easy and it isn’t for everyone. But, if you have a heartfelt calling to make a difference in the life of a child, it will be the most rewarding experience you will ever have.
Heartfelt Calling is a program of the South Carolina Foster Parent Association. Our mission is to recruit foster and adoptive families who can provide a safe and loving home for children when they cannot remain safely in their current home.
We are dedicated to recruiting and training families so that the best needs of the child are served during this time of separation.
My Life Poem If you were to ask me about my childhood, I don’t know where I would start.Do I start with foster care? The court dates, the social workers, the parents who promised things they never meant? Or do I start with my brother? Because somehow, every road leads
CONGRATULATIONS Derrick Dixon! It is our pleasure to recognize Derrick Dixon, Foster Care Case Manager with Lancaster County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! We received this from one of Derrick’s families and it was too special not to share in its entirety. “It is truly an honor to
CONGRATULATIONS Laquita Crosland! It is our pleasure to recognize Laquita Crosland, Foster Care Case Manager with Marlboro County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! Marlboro County’s Foster Care Case managers are setting the standard! Laquita has been said to consistently go above and beyond in her role as a
May 5, 2026: New Partnership Aims to Increase Foster Homes and Strengthen Families Click here For South Carolina households who want to learn more about becoming a foster parent or supporting children and families in their communities, visit heartfeltcalling.org
CONGRATULATIONS Darrel DeBerry! It is our pleasure to recognize Darrel DeBerry, Case Worker with Marlboro County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! So many people nominated Darrel for Social Worker of the Month – his families, his co-workers – he is a true hero in his field. One family
CONGRATULATIONS Gary Johnson! It is our pleasure to recognize Gary Johnson, Transition Services and Support Case Manager with Greenville County DSS as Social Worker of the Month! Gary shows up and supports his young adults in an exemplary way, according to coworkers. He consistently treats his clients with respect and
Below are the items that applicants will need to complete. Orientation is under one tab on the SCFPALMS and the other recorded webinars are listed under the Mandatory Tab on the SCFPALMS. This includes links to the National CPR Foundation site for completion of the CPR/AED/First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogens courses.
Participants will complete and should provide their licensing team with certificates for the following:
At the end of Orientation, participants will be required to download the following information at the end of Orientation prior to printing their certificate. (Orientation has its own tab on the SCFPALMS.
Healthcare Oversight – attend Healthcare Oversight Webinar – either live webinar or recorded.
CAIP – recorded webinar.
WIC – recorded webinar.
Social Media and Sex Trafficking – Sex Trafficking Live Webinar or Internet Safety Recorded Webinar and Intro to Human Trafficking Recorded Webinar.
CPR/AED/First Aid & Bloodborne Pathogen – National CPR Foundation (the cost of these are covered if you go through the links on the SCFPALMS)
In addition, there is a two-day, 14-hour live, interactive webinar for which Heartfelt Calling staff will register you once Orientation is completed.
The SCFPA, in collaboration with SCDSS, has started a Learning Management System with recorded webinars that you have FREE access to 24/7. We also have links to other LMS systems where you can access FREE 24/7 learning opportunities and we have a link to the The Tips for Child Care Institute that provides urgent hours for a fee.
