The Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s Therapeutic Foster Care Program will host a Foster Parenting Informational Session on Monday, September 11, 2017, in the Conference Room of Cottage 4 on the CHJC Campus, 1704 State Street, Watertown. The session will begin at 6 p.m. Anyone interested in learning more about Foster Parenting, Adoption, and the CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program is welcome and encouraged to attend.
This event will help people interested in becoming a Foster Parent learn about the CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program. In an informal, casual setting, the session will also offer opportunities to ask questions and speak with the Foster Care Program staff. Light refreshments will be served. Foster Parenting training classes will begin in Watertown on Monday, September 18, 2017 and continue for ten
weeks thereafter.
The CHJC Therapeutic Foster Care Program provides temporary care for children unable to live with their birth families or guardians. The Foster Care Program allows children who may have been abused or neglected, and/or have behavioral challenges and special needs, the opportunity to live in a family setting, attend public school and be an active member of the community. To provide support for the needs of the entire family, in addition to 24-hour on-call services and crisis response, extensive training is offered to all Foster Parents. They will work as a member of a team of families, social workers, and other professionals to help prepare a child to return to his/her birth family or to be adopted.
For more information about the informational or training sessions, or on opening your home and heart to these deserving children, please contact Kelly Musselman, CHJC Recruitment and Training Specialist, at (315) 777-9666. Or e-mail Kelly at kmusselman@nnychildrenshome.com.