Grow Hope : Become a Treatment Foster Parent
Links: About Treatment Foster Care | Become a Treatment Foster Parent | Current Foster Parents

 

If you think you have the gifts to become a Treatment Foster Parent, please contact us:

• In Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin
  414-463-1880, ext. 200 or 1-800-840-1880, ext. 200
• In Racine County: (262) 638-6574
• growhope@st-al.org

Or download a Treatment Foster Parent Application.

Treatment Foster Care Information :
- What is Treatment Foster Care?
- Could I be a Foster Parent?
- What Services are Provided to Treatment Foster Parents?
- What if I'm just Learning about Foster Care?
- How do I contact someone for more information

 

What is Treatment Foster Care
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Treatment foster care is a more complex level of foster care that provides homes for foster children with specialized needs. The child’s needs usually require more intensive involvement with foster care staff. The foster parent is a part of the child’s treatment team, and will work closely with agency staff in achieving goals. Before a child is placed in a treatment foster home, the foster parent(s) go through a thorough screening process and receive pre-service training.

 

Could I be a Foster Parent?
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Foster parents can:
- Be single, married or partnered individuals
- Be employed outside the home
- Live in a home or an apartment with sufficient space for a foster child
- Have children of their own in the home

 

What Services are Provided to Treatment Foster Parents?
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All Treatment Foster Parents receive:
- Ongoing support and education
- Respite services
- 24 hour emergency assistance
- Financial compensation
- Title 19 health insurance for foster children

 

Just Learning about Foster Care?
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If you’re just learning about us, and are unsure about becoming a Treatment Foster Parent, you may be interested in becoming a Respite Provider. Respite is a break given to treatment foster families. Respite providers are licensed, and they care for treatment foster children in their homes over brief periods of time (usually a weekend or two a month). Respite providers have to be at least 18 years of age, and previous parenting experience is not required.

 

To Become a Treatment Foster Parent or for More Information

Contact St. Aemilian-Lakeside's Treatment Foster Care staff at
414-463-1880, ext. 200 or 1-800-840-1880, ext. 200

 

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