November 8, 2011
Milwaukee County Foster Care Changes Mtg 11/14/11
There is an opportunity for those of you in Southeastern Wisconsin to hear of the changes being made to Milwaukee County's foster care program effective January 1, 2012. This meeting is being held on Monday, November 14, 6:30 PM at St. Aemilian-Lakeside/Capitol West Academy in Milwaukee. You can RSVP to Connecting Bridges.
November 5, 2011
Update
I had high hopes when I started this blog to be writing more frequently, say, bi-monthly? So as life with a toddler goes, the time you find for yourself is little. Make sure you have time for yourself so that you can be a better caregiver!
We have been granted TPR recently on Princess. Most may say it was a long time coming. Honestly, our time in the TPR process was rather short. We had 8 months from filing the petition to the motion being granted. We are still in the appeal period, which is 30 days for Wisconsin. If no appeals are made, we have our scheduled adoption hearing next year due to the holidays.
We also are updating our home study at this time to receive another placement. We have been approached for one where no pre-placement visits will occur and the child will be in our home in December. We shall see how it goes in our house as Princess has been our first and only foster care placement for over a year now.
I know we have been blessed in how our entire foster care experience has been. I am hearing the "horror stories" and what the system needs repair with. I am an active participant in the 2 foster care parents support groups in our area as I want to know as much as possible. As a result of that, I am better informed of what changes will be happening in our area as of 01/01/12. Remember, when you become a foster parent, not only are you changing someone else's life, but yours is forever changed, too. :)
We have been granted TPR recently on Princess. Most may say it was a long time coming. Honestly, our time in the TPR process was rather short. We had 8 months from filing the petition to the motion being granted. We are still in the appeal period, which is 30 days for Wisconsin. If no appeals are made, we have our scheduled adoption hearing next year due to the holidays.
We also are updating our home study at this time to receive another placement. We have been approached for one where no pre-placement visits will occur and the child will be in our home in December. We shall see how it goes in our house as Princess has been our first and only foster care placement for over a year now.
I know we have been blessed in how our entire foster care experience has been. I am hearing the "horror stories" and what the system needs repair with. I am an active participant in the 2 foster care parents support groups in our area as I want to know as much as possible. As a result of that, I am better informed of what changes will be happening in our area as of 01/01/12. Remember, when you become a foster parent, not only are you changing someone else's life, but yours is forever changed, too. :)
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