The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program is hosting an upcoming Foster Parenting Informational Session in Oswego County. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting, Adoption, and the CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program is invited and encouraged to attend.
The session will be held Wednesday, April 20, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Oswego County BOCES Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation (CiTi), 179 County Route 64, Mexico.
The session will help people interested in becoming Foster Parents learn about the CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program. Opportunities to ask questions and speak with Foster Care Program staff will be offered. Light refreshments will be served.
The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. It allows children who may have been abused, neglected or who have behavioral challenges and special needs, the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school, and be active members of the community. To enable them to provide effective support to the entire family unit and ensure they feel confident in their respective positions, extensive training, 24-hour on-call services, and crisis response are offered to all Foster Parents. To help prepare a child to reunify with his or her birth family, or to be adopted, Foster Parents will work as a member of a team of families, service providers, and other community professionals.
For more information regarding Foster Parenting and upcoming related training sessions, contact Kelly Musselman, Watertown Based Recruitment and Training Specialist, at 315.777.9237. You may also e-mail Kelly at kmusselman@nnychildrenshome.com. Additional information is also available online at www.nnychildrenshome.com.