The Mockingbird Family Model (MFM) has been developed and implemented as an innovative design to overcome several shortcomings of the current foster care system. These include multiple and ill-planned disruptions in placements, siblings not being placed together, and the lack of support for foster parents/caregivers who are often caring for children with challenging behavioral and emotional disorders. The MFM was developed by the Mockingbird Society Executive Director to address the needs of foster children for improved outcomes and increased placement stability. The MFM has offered caregiver support, connections for youth to their siblings and to the culture they identify with, and continuity for youth to remain in a Constellation in a familiar community.