What:Foster Parent Informational Session
Who:Durham County Department of Social Services
When:Monday, February 20, 2012
6:30-8 p.m.
Where:Easter Regional Library
211 Lick Creek Lane
Durham, NC
Facts: * Foster parents, for children ages 0-17 years old, are needed in the Durham community.
* Durham County’s Department of Social Services (DSS) is seeking adults interested in foster parenting to attend an upcoming community information meeting to learn more about requirements and the process to becoming a foster parent.
* Attendees will also learn more about the resources available to foster parents.
* Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for abused, neglected, and dependent children who need a safe place to live when their parents and/or other relatives cannot take care of them.
* Foster care information sessions hosted by Durham County DSS are free and open to the public.
* For more information about the upcoming community information session, contact Tonya E. Askew, recruiter for the Durham County Department of Social Services, at 919-560-8080 or via email at taskew@durhamcountync.gov.
