DSS Invites Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents to Aug. 4 Orientation Meeting

MEXICO – The Oswego County Department of Social Services will sponsor an informational meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 4, at the DSS Office, 100 Spring St., Mexico, for persons who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

The Department of Social Services is looking for people who would like to become foster families, particularly for children ages 14 and over.

Single and two-parent families may apply.

Families are especially needed for teenagers who have specific supervision needs.

All children available for adoption through Social Services have been in foster care for a period of time.

The children are typically age 14 and older and have special needs.

Attendance at the informational meeting is required in order to enroll in the “Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting – Group Process Selection” training.

Both parents in a two-parent household must attend the 10-week training course.

For more information contact Priscilla Heilveil at 598-4642 extension 137, or Patricia Pennock, 963-5382 or e-mail to [email protected] missing or outdated ad config

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