iQ Foster Care Agency

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About Us

Our Mission

IQ Foster Care Agency strives to create a family-setting environment for foster children by recruiting, training, and licensing foster families. 

Vision

IQ provides a thriving environment for children by:

· Ensuring that our homes are safe, secure, and nurturing

· Offering parenting support, relationship-building support, and ongoing training for parents and caregivers.

Values we Hold Dear

Fairness

A fair and respectful environment is essential to us. Our goal is to ensure that every party has access, an opportunity, and support to be heard. 

Family 

Family needs are met through a connection and support between us. 

Family Restoration 

It is our goal to provide temporary housing until reunification occurs. Assisting natural families to reach their goals will be our priority. 

Inclusion & Diversity

It is our differences that make us strong, and we are proud to celebrate diversity’s power. 

Quality

Through courage, passion, and excellence, we strive to know and do better.

Integrity

Trust, respect, transparency, and honesty are key components of our culture. Our ethical standards are upheld, and we walk in the truth.

Courage

By being truthful, vulnerable, and accountable, we stand up for each other and what’s right for our clients and stakeholders.

Site Content

Ireka Smith, MSM

Accomplished home service professional, child advocate, certified grief coach, and mother of three, Ireka Smith has over 10 years of experience helping connect citizens with community resources, including housing, mental health, and financial assistance. A native of Marion, Indiana, Ireka, has extensive case management experience, specifically working with historically marginalized populations. She is also a human rights advocate, evident through her volunteer work with Child Advocates, Inc. and her role as a board member for the Gift of Adoption Fund. 


After earning her Master of Science in Business Administration from the Indiana Institute of Technology, Ireka's passion for assisting and supporting women through their struggles with infertility led her to found Speak Now in July of 2019. She has also consistently been the voice for the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised children within the foster care system. To continue being a voice for the voiceless and hope for the hopeless, Ireka is currently pursuing her PhD in Global leadership from Indiana Tech. 


Ireka enjoys spending time with family and friends and exercising outside of work. 


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