The Manitowoc County Human Services Department is recruiting new foster parents for children ages 0-18. Foster parents must be at least 21 years of age. "A person licensed to operate a foster home shall be a responsible, mature individual who is fit and qualified, who does not abuse alcohol or drugs or have a history of a civil or criminal conviction or administrative rule violation that substantially relates to caring for children or operating a foster home, and who exercises sound judgment and displays the capacity to successfully nurture foster children."

Foster parents must have a willingness to work with the agency and the birth parents in achieving a foster child's permanence goal, either reunification with the birth family or adoption.

Foster parents receive 12 hours of initial training and are required to obtain 6 hours of training per year post licensing. The Human Services Department will provide training opportunities for foster parents to meet these requirements. Foster parents are screened, trained and receive a monthly payment for the care of each child. For more information, contact the Foster Care Coordinator, Patty Timm, at: 683-4230.

DEPARTMENT: Human Services Department
UPDATED: Friday, August 16, 2002