As a licensed child placement agency for the State of New Mexico, children are referred to the program by the Children, Youth and Families Department, Tribal Social Services, Navajo Nation Social Services, or from voluntary referrals through the New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Waiver. ARCA Family Based Services strives to make a perfect match between child and foster family. Foster families are carefully screened and must undergo a lengthy home-study process and pre-service training before a child is placed. Once a child is placed with the family, the foster parents receive unlimited 24 hour a day support. Longevity and permanency are important goals of the Family Based Services Team recognizing that it is very important that a child is placed with the right family to meet that child's individual needs. As a result, numerous foster parents have either adopted their foster child or provided care for extensive periods of time.