Klingberg Family Centers, Inc.
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Contact Information
370 Linwood Street
New Britain, CT 06052
United States
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New Britain, CT 06052
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Tuesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Wednesday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Thursday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Friday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Saturday | 9AM - 5PM |
| Sunday | 9AM - 5PM |
Klingberg Family Centers has been providing hope and healing to children and their families since 1903. Our goal is to extend hope and healing to children and families whose lives have been traumatized by abuse and/or neglect in its various forms, severe family problems, and mental health issues. Through an array of group care, special education, and community programs, children and parents are given the encouragement and skills they need to function more effectively at home, in school, and in their community.
Klingberg’s foster parents are committed to providing a healthy environment to help youth thrive and make positive changes. Foster families work to reunify children with their birth families or stabilize them until a permanency resource is identified. Foster families provide a stable home and strong connections to their school, friends, siblings, and other family members and more. I thank every Klingberg foster parent for their commitment to keeping children safe in loving homes during a time when children need them the most.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Connecticut. Before you start, educate yourself and reach out to a foster care agency. Social workers recommend that you and other family members in your home feel ready before starting your foster journey. Caring for a foster child takes time, patience, and persistence.
Contact your local licensed child-placing agency or attend an orientation meeting to learn more about what fostering entails. They will inform you about foster parent requirements, common obstacles you might face, and unique challenges among foster children. All foster kids have experienced trauma. Training teaches foster parents how best to help foster children manage their feelings and feel secure.
You must meet minimum state requirements to qualify as a foster care provider in Connecticut. Foster parents must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Offer a safe living environment
- Pass a police and FBI background check
- Maintain sufficient income to care for a family
- Complete the 10-week training program
- Provide a separate bed for the foster child
- Complete the Home Study process
- Have a clean driving record (pass a DMV check)
Kids of the same gender in a similar age range may share a bedroom.
Contact the Connecticut Department of Children and Families or a local child-placing agency for additional questions about foster parent requirements.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jul 12, 2018
They really do a lot to help children and families!
Jun 24, 2018
Klingberg family centers has been a godsend to our family. Working through their Foster Care Program for the last 13 years we have had over 15 children and young adults come to our home staying for 6 months to 2 and 1/2 years. Without them we would not be doing foster care at all.
Apr 16, 2018
i love to help out with the program and love going to support my school at all of the shows they have
Mar 06, 2018
. in the mid 90s I was a resident there... when kids and young teen live there for mental health issues. There was a boys side and a girls side. I have good memories about living there. I'm sure it's not the same as it was years ago..
Sep 18, 2017
Great school and great environment.