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Alaska Native families: Help us keep our children safe, help us keep our people strong. Learn about foster parenting 1-800-478-7307

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Foster Care Application, Forms, Brochures and Handbooks

Foster Home Licensing Forms:

  • Application Form for Foster Care LicensePDF

Note: Send the completed application to “ATTN: OCS Licensing Unit” at your regional OCS office.

Each household member age 16 and older is required to be fingerprinted. Your local OCS office can assist you in getting fingerprints rolled.

Additional Foster Home Forms:

  • Clothing Inventory FormPDF
  • Foster Parent Report of Stolen/Damaged Property or Personal InjuryPDF
  • Incident, Emergency, Accident, Illness and Change Report PDF
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  • Provider Guidelines for Psychotropic Medication for Children in State CustodyPDF
  • Records RequestPDF

Foster Care informational brochures:

  • 7 Day Survival KitPDF
  • Family Disaster PlanPDF
  • Family Emergency PlanPDF
  • Food and Water in an EmergencyPDF
  • Foster Children's RightsPDF
  • Helping Children Cope with DisasterPDF

Handbooks and Guides:

  • Alaska Resource Family HandbookPDF
  • Becoming a Legal Guardian to a Child in Foster CarePDF
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