Children & Family Services: Villager Program

"It takes the whole village to raise a child."

Villager is a program originally designed in 1999 as a sponsorship effort to supplement the cost incurred by foster parents and caregivers in raising children in foster care.

A sponsor, or "Village" ( any individual, family, organization, group, or congregation) may commit to providing incidental financial support for a child in foster care for a period of one year, which may be extended if the sponsor is able to do so.

 "Incidental financial support" may take the following forms:

• Allowance for clothing when needed
  
• Allowance for school supplies or other incidentals (uniform, instruments, etc.)
  
• Tuition for summer camp
  
• Tuition for lessons (music, sports, etc.)
  
• Help with paying for some medical procedures not covered by other funding sources
  
• Any other assistance negotiated by the child's social worker and the Village which fulfills the child's needs and for which no other assistance is available

Hours of Operation:

Monday through Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm

Contact Information

Erica Jourdan
(828) 250-5868
erica.jourdan@buncombecounty.org

Information line
(828)250-5868

For a listing of county-wide programs & services offered by Buncombe County Government, please visit our Services for Children section.