Are you CHOSEN?

CHOSEN (which stands for Children of Special and Exceptional Need) provides treatment foster homes for children from birth through age 21. CHOSEN kids need more than the basic care and nurturing provided in traditional foster care. Often they have suffered abuse and neglect, and their time in CHOSEN lets them escape further abuse.

CHOSEN treatment homes provide the treatment, security, stability, and positive discipline needed to make the difference in the lives of troubled children. It is our goal to help these children learn to resolve problems and formulate new healthy behaviors.

CHOSEN parents take on the challenge of working with youth who have been abandoned, abused, and neglected. They possess a willingness to explore the challenges of parenting troubled youth.

CHOSEN provides Treatment Parents with:

  • Intensive training
  • Supervision and support
  • 24-hour on call hotline
  • Respite care
  • Tax-free monthly stipend



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What is Treatment Foster Care?

Treatment Foster Care (TFC) is one of the State of Maryland’s many approaches to addressing the problems of child abuse and neglect.

TFC is a level of care reserved for children who have been removed from their biological families by one of Maryland’s Departments of Social Service. It is distinct from what one might call “regular” foster care in that the children assigned to TFC demonstrate significant emotional, psychological, behavioral, and/or health challenges.

Success in TFC depends on a partnership among the referring Department of Social Service (each county in Maryland has its own DSS), the professional social workers at the TFC program, the parents who shelter and nurture the child in their home, and the foster child.

What kinds of kids do you serve in CHOSEN?

CHOSEN serves kids from birth through age 18, and most of our kids are teenagers.

Generally, Most CHOSEN referrals come from counties in Central Maryland, with Baltimore City and Prince George’s County referring the most children in FY10. Also in FY10, 64% of referred children were African-American, 23% Caucasian, 7% Hispanic, and 6% biracial or other races.