Foster Care Open House

A Place To Call Home will be participating in a foster care and adoption open house.

Phoenix, AZ (prHWY.com) September 26, 2012 - WHAT: A Place To Call Home will be participating in a foster care and adoption open house. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about foster care and adoption, meet representatives from a A Place To Call Home and other programs relating to Arizona's foster care system, and find out ways in which they can help children living in out-of-home care. This event will take place simultaneously in two locations in an effort to engage prospective families and individuals living throughout the Valley.

About the Foster Care Open House: With nearly 13,000 children currently living in out-of-home care in Arizona, there is a critical need for new foster and adoptive parents. Recent stories of abuse and neglect in our state have drawn attention to this growing need. Becoming a foster or adoptive parent gives individuals and families the opportunity to have a positive, lasting impact on Arizona's most vulnerable children. This event will allow attendees an opportunity to learn ways in which they can make a difference in the lives of Arizona's foster children. In addition to representation by A Place To Call Home, other programs including the Arizona Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, Arizona Friends of Foster Children, Helen's Hope Chest, Open Table, The Arizona Diamondbacks Fostering Hope Foundation and more will have information presented.

Who are the children?
Most children have been removed from their birth families' care due to abuse or neglect; they range in age from birth to 17 years and often consist of sibling groups. They come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and have experienced loss and disappointment.These children all need the same things - love, commitment, patience,consistency, and someone to advocate for them.


Foster Care
Foster families are stable, nurturing individuals or families who, knowing that their time with the children is only temporary, provide them with love and consistency and are there to instill in them the skills they need to meet life's uncertainties. General foster care requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, home inspection, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, a minimum 30 hours of training, must be 21 years or older.

Adoption
Adoptive families are committed to providing a permanent loving home where their children can grow and understand what it means to be a family. General adoption requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, a minimum 30 hours of training, must be 18 years or older.

WHEN: Saturday, September 29, 2012; 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

WHERE:

EAST VALLEY
Mesa Convention Center, Superstition Room, Building A - 263 N. Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201

WEST VALLEY
Sheraton Crescent Hotel, 2620 W. Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85021

About A Place To Call Home: A Place To Call Home was founded in 1998 to serve foster children and adults with special needs. With offices in Mesa and Tucson, the agency offers a variety of license types, including regular foster care, child developmental homes and adult developmental homes. The Mesa branch also partners with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to provide out of home care for their tribal children. For more information, please visit: http://www.tocallhome.com

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Press Release Contact
Company Name : A Place To Call Home
Contact: Jacqueline Destremps
Address: 1830 S. Alma School Rd. Suite 122
Mesa, AZ 85210
PHONE: (480) 456-0549
Email id:home@tocallhome.com

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