Maple Star
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2250 S. Oneida Street
Suite 200
Denver, CO 80224
United States
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Suite 200
Denver, CO 80224
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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Maple Star is a specialized community services agency that provides safe, stable, and healing homes children who have experienced trauma. We continually need foster parents that will care for and equip these children to live healthy and productive lives.
Foster care is the temporary care of children who have been removed from their own families. Children are removed from their families for a number of different reasons, including abuse and neglect, substance abuse, and family crisis. The children are in the legal care of the State, but—like every child—they need a family to care for them.
The purpose of foster care is to provide a safe, loving, and supportive home for those children who cannot live with their family or on their own. While the child is in foster care, a team consisting of caseworkers, mental health providers, life skills workers, and other professionals work to provide services to the child’s family, with the goal of healing and strengthening the family so that the child can be reunited with parents who are able to provide safe, nurturing relationships intended to last a lifetime.
The primary goal is to reunite children with their biological families; however if this is not possible, foster families may be given the option to provide permanent foster care or to adopt the child(ren) in their care.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Colorado. Foster parents for children and families must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Maintain sufficient income to support a family
- Have physical and mental capability to care for children and youth
- Pass a child abuse background and criminal background check
- Work with a treatment team and undergo future training
- Complete a Home Study
Prospective foster families can contact a Colorado child placement agency or your local Department of Human Services. Social workers in these child welfare agencies will provide information about Colorado's child welfare system, foster care, and the adoption process.
Social workers recommended that other adults and children in your home agree to provide long-term home care, too. If everyone is ready to welcome a new child, your local agency will help your home become an approved foster home.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jun 15, 2023
Just cps by another name. Will lie, falsify documents etc and then when you call them out on it, they will ghost and not answer phone calls or emails except for cps who controls them. Avoid at all costs unless you want to lose your kids to the child trafficking system that is cps.
Jan 11, 2023
If I could give Maple Star 0 stars, I would! I began the process of becoming a foster parent with them 8/10/22. Since that time, I have had no support or communication from my recruiter Ronda Carlson. There were several times where Carrie Cajka, the recruitment supervisor would almost imply It's our way, or not t all.
Now I do understand that there are State rules and regulations that must be followed. When I asked for an alternative fingerprinting location/company Carrie told me, sorry this is where we go. Upon escalating the situation their director Lisa, worked with me and allowed me to go to CO fingerprints here in Boulder. I was informed upon the initial interview that not many kids reside in Boulder county. I assured Maple Star that was fine, yet it continues to come up. If Maple Star doesn't want to support placements in Boulder, then so be it, but do not waste people's most valuable resources (time and money) and then act as if they have not done their part. EVERYTHING is in Binti except for my BF's background check and that is due to his work schedule as he travels Monday thru Friday. I have been working with him & his employer on this mandatory requirement.
I would not recommend anyone seeking foster care to go through Maple Star. They will waste your time, drag their feet, try to blame you, not support you, and have you spend hundreds without a care of the repercussions. As someone who cannot have kids of hr own I am devastated to have to start this process all over again with another agency.
SHAME ON YOU MAPLE STAR!!!!!
Sep 29, 2022
If I could give Maple Star 10 stars I would. I was having issues with Arapahoe county visitation cent and my Maple Star team had my back immediately. It's absolutely great to know you have the support you need. I love this organization!
Jan 28, 2022
Maple Star emphasizes trauma informed care for foster children using the research based TBRI model.
Oct 04, 2021
Nice people! Helping families!