Grant County Foster Care & Respite

08/22/2022

A great resource. 🚗

Wondering which car seat stage is safest for your child? Just enter a child’s age, weight and height, and NHTSA’s Seat Check Finder tool will do the rest. Go to https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/right-seat

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07/24/2022

Y'all are amazing! 💚

Happy National Parents Day to all parents, caregivers, and guardians! Thank you so much for all of your hard work and love, and we hope you have a peaceful Sunday!

07/19/2022

This tip sheet will help you to see when you’re “emotionally flooded” and can’t handle anymore, including some good tips on noticing and changing your breathing. It also gives advice on how to create a plan to relax before you get to your boiling point.

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06/26/2022

Today was our "School's Out Celebration" at Vesperman Farms! Great food, delicious ice cream, and so much fun! It was so nice celebrating the official start of summer with some of my favorite people! Thank you Vesperman Farms for being such a wonderful host 🙂

06/19/2022

Happy Father's Day to all of our Foster Dads! Thanks for being that strong source of support for our children!

06/15/2022

Check out this great learning opportunity!

Please join us on June 28 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation with best-selling author Bruce Perry. Ingrid Cockhren , CEO of PACEs Connection; Mathew Portell , PACEs Connections’ director of communities, and Perry, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, will engage in a conversation conc...

06/08/2022

Fostering is not easy. Please take time to read this tip sheet from the Coalition.

We appreciate ALL of our providers! It truly takes a village ❤

From the moment a child enters your home, the fear of reunification can also move in. How will you say goodbye? Will the child be returning to a safe and stable environment? How will the other kids in your care react when this child leaves? The first goal of foster care is often reunification. And, while you may have known that this was the goal from the start, that doesn’t mean that, when the time comes to say goodbye, anxiety can’t happen.

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06/01/2022

🚗 We had a great turnout last night for the Child Passanger Safety Training and Resource Fair! Such a fun group!

🚀 Thank you Grant County Health Department for helping us sponsor this event for our Foster and Respite Providers!!

🚜 If you would like information on Wisconsin Child Passanger Safety, contact The Grant County Health Department!

05/25/2022

Let us know if you would like a handbook! Or feel free to download through the link below!

The Wisconsin Foster Family Handbook is a guide that includes basic information about foster care in Wisconsin. It is written specifically for new foster families, but can also serve as a good source of information for experienced foster parents, as well. To download the handbook, click here: https://bit.ly/3lrJvgi.

05/25/2022

In the wake of yesterday's horrific events, here are some tips to help your little ones process the world around them.

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In times of crisis, children want to know, "Who will take care of me?" Here are some tips to help reassure children during scary times.

05/23/2022

Keep families together through kinship!

Learn about the resources available to Foster Parents in Wisconsin. Check out how to become a foster parent in Wisconsin.