CARING for Children, Inc.
PERCS (Proactive Enhanced Response Crisis Services)  

PERCS is a six-bed Therapeutic Level II foster care program for Buncombe County children, ages 0-18, who have been removed from their homes by and in the custody of the Buncombe County Department of Social Services.  This emergency services foster care program provides a safe, supportive environment while long-term placement is being arranged.  Therapeutic Foster Parents and Program Managers place special emphasis on helping children understand their situation and adjust to the changes taking place in their lives.

The PERCS program is an adaptation of CARING's signature program, Our Place.  Our Place, a six-bed emergency shelter for children who were removed from their homes by the Buncombe County Department of Social Services, opened in July of 1975 to provide care for these children.  It was designed to provide temporary care to help children through the crisis period and give the social workers time to develop a good long-term placement for an individual child.

For additional information, click here to contact Lizzi Shimer, Program Manager for PERCS.

Click here for more information about our foster care programs.  If you want to become a foster parent, please call Heather Gray at 768-2265.