One Family At A Time.



Our Fostering Hope Ministry is more than helping children - it's supporting their families with the resources needed. With donations from our generous community, we participate in many forms of community outreach throughout the year:

• Easter Baskets for Family Support Services foster families

• Back to School Bookbag Drive for Family Support Services foster families

• "Ready For Life" Mentor Registration and support

• Angel Tree Christmas Gift Giving for Operation PAR and South Pinellas Foster and Adoptive Association

How Can You Help?



Family Support Services (FSS) first became a lead agency in 2001 for Duval and Nassau counties. In January 2022 we were named the lead agency for Pasco and Pinellas counties in an effort to share our service model of minimizing the number of children removed from their homes and entering the child welfare system. FSS, through multiple innovative programs, works every day to bolster families who are struggling. We do everything possible to keep a child at home, but when foster care is necessary, we help ensure that it’s a temporary solution, eventually leading back to family reunification when it’s in the best interest of the child.

FSS services include family preservation, foster care, adoption, and , and extended foster care in Duval and Nassau counties in North Florida.

Some teens in care may turn 18 before being reunified with their parents or adopted. To help them prepare for the future, we teach independent living and life skills that enable them to become self-sufficient.