Caregiver Training and Alliance CaRES

The Alliance and DCYF provide training and support for foster parents and kinship caregivers.

If you are a current foster parent and you want to know if a training counts for ongoing education, ask your licensor.

Caregiver Training at the Alliance

Training for current and future foster parents and kinship caregivers is free. Visit the Alliance website to create an account and register for classes.

To see courses in another language, please change your locale at the bottom of the page. 

Alliance Caregiver Retention, Education, and Support Program (CaRES)

The CaRES program supports all current foster parents and kinship caregivers by providing Peer mentors available at any point in a caregiver’s journey.

These mentors reach out to caregivers at key points: 

  • When a foster parent welcomes their first placement.  
  • When a relative or family friend is placed with a kinship caregiver.
  • When a foster parent or kinship caregiver reaches out.  

This program also offers: 

  • Online and local support groups, events, and ongoing learning opportunities.
  • Supportive and helpful resources, including choosing the right training. 

Read about caregiver trends and themes and how DCYF and CaRES partner to support caregivers. 

Caregiver Training from Coordinated Care 

Coordinated Care provides training throughout the year that can count for foster parents' ongoing education. Please visit their website for monthly training webinars and events.