In Northern Virginia, YFT provides foster care to youth who are placed out of their home and need intensive support to be maintained in a community placement. Youth (ages 0-21) are placed with trained and professionally supported families. YFT provides a high level of support and supervision. Treatment foster care parents are reimbursed from the state for the caretaking of children placed in their home. Treatment foster care parents help children learn to deal with emotional problems, learn to trust others, and learn to set and achieve goals for the future. YFT has a special short term transitional foster care program for unaccompanied immigrant children who are awaiting reunification with family or sponsors in the U.S.