Foster families needed in South Lake Tahoe

El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency is looking for individuals in the South Lake Tahoe area to serve as resource families, providing shelter care (up to 30 days) or full term homes (up to and more than 18 months) for foster children.

Resource family is the new California term for foster parents, relative caregivers, non-related extended family members, and adoptive families who care for children and youth in out-of-home placement. Reimbursement is provided.

A foster child is a child who has been removed from their current home because of abuse, neglect, exploitation or other problems. While the child is in foster care, efforts are made to assist the child and their parents to address the problems and, whenever possible, ultimately reunite them.

Individuals interested in learning more about becoming a foster parent resource family are invited to attend an information session on April 20 at 6:30pm at Lake Tahoe Community College, Room 106, South Lake Tahoe.

For more info, contact Roger Hardin at 530.573.3205.