Warren County Needs Local Residents to Step Up as Foster Parents, Public Meeting on April 23

The Warren County Department of Social Services (DSS) is looking for more foster parents. The department needs foster parents for infants, toddlers, sibling groups, children with special needs, and teenagers. DSS will hold a public meeting on April 23, 2024, to provide information about foster care.

Foster parents can be of any gender, marital status, and must be at least 21 years old. They receive a daily board rate, clothing allowance, and Medicaid coverage for each child. Children under 5 also get help from the Women Infants Children (WIC) program. There's no upper age limit for foster parents, and retirees are welcome to apply. Applicants don't need to live in Warren County.

Christina Mastrianni, the Warren County Commissioner of Social Services, highlighted the need for more foster parents. She said that foster parents offer important support to children in need by providing love, structure, understanding, and a safe home, which benefits the community.

The public meeting will be held at the Warren County Human Services Building in Queensbury at 6 p.m. on April 23. After this, DSS will start a 10-week foster parent training session in May.

For those interested in becoming foster parents or wanting more information, visit the Warren County DSS website, email Rachael.DuRose@dfa.state.ny.us or Sarah.Rowell@dfa.state.ny.us, or call 518-761-7650. The department needs 10 more foster parents to support the child protective system in Warren County.

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