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Iowa KidsNet to hold informational session

On foster care and adoption in Council Bluffs

Iowa KidsNet, the statewide organization that recruits, trains, licenses and supports Iowa’s foster and adoptive families, will hold an informational session in Council Bluffs on August 17, for individuals interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

 

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Foster care is the temporary placement of children with families outside of their own home due to abuse, neglect or other family crisis situations. The goal is for loving families to provide children with a safe, stable and nurturing environment. There is no typical foster family—foster families can be single, married, homeowners or renters and can come from all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds.

This informational session gives attendees a basic overview of the process involved in foster care and adoption and an understanding of the characteristics of children in the child welfare system. There is no obligation to continue in the process by attending.

In 2007, there were 9,453 children served in Iowa’s foster care system, and there is a continuing need for more foster and adoptive parents. To register for an upcoming informational session or to learn more, call Iowa KidsNet at 1.800.243.0756 or visit www.iowakidsnet.com to see future session dates. Registrants will receive an information packet to fill out before attending the session.

Iowa KidsNet is a statewide collaboration of agencies that utilizes a unique, cohesive approach to provide recruitment, training, licensing and continued support to individuals who wish to become foster and adoptive parents. Iowa KidsNet is a partnership of six Iowa social service agencies, including Four Oaks, Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, Children’s Square USA/Child Connect, Family Resources, Lutheran Services in Iowa and Quakerdale. For more information, call 1-800-243-0756 or visit www.iowakidsnet.com.