Our Story

Children’s Choice was founded on April 1st, 1982. By Reverend Doctor William and Doctor Carolyn Eberwein. Affectionately known as Doctor Bill and Doctor Carolyn. They had worked in a variety of Social Services fields including church ministries, juvenile justice prison systems, halfway houses, and had even done some fundraisers.

Through their experience, they began to notice that the children of their clients were entering Social Services systems, repeating the pattern of their parents. The other ones felt that if they could reach out to people at an earlier age, as children, then perhaps they might be able to affect and potentially break the dependency, suffering and failure cycles that many of the children were facing. Since 1982, Children's Choice has expanded from its original Foster Care service to other services that include: Medical Foster Care, Treatment Level Foster Care, Respite Foster Care, and types of Adoption Services, as well as Kinship Care.

Although Doctor Bill and Doctor Carolyn have both gone home to be with the Lord over the years, the tradition of caring continues through the staff and families currently at Children's Choice.

Our Core values

To be committed to serve.
To uphold Christian values.
To provide and promulgate positive family environments.
To promote family reunification.
To facilitate choices, respecting each individual's right to choose.
To work in a team oriented approach.
To provide for the physical, psychological and spiritual needs of others.
To stimulate personal growth and self determination.
To be agents of faith.
To encourage and enhance social consciousness.
At Children’s Choice we bring together a dedicated, highly trained staff with a faith-based philosophy to support individuals and families who want to open their homes and their hearts to foster children. Being a foster parent requires both incredible commitment and compassion and Children’s Choice is here to support foster parents every step of the way. Our decades of experience and “can do” attitude form the foundation for changing lives – yours and theirs.

Funded in part by the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services, the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, the Maryland Department of Social Services, and the Child and Families Services Agency of Washington, D.C.