Maryland Department of Human Services
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Contact Information
310 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
United States
Online Contact Form
Baltimore, MD 21201
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
There are many Maryland children waiting to be part of a family. Some of the children have special educational, emotional, or medical needs; this information is confidential and does not appear in the children's descriptions. More detailed information about the children can be shared with adoptive parents as they are completing the adoption preparation process.
Foster Care is a temporary Service that provides short-term care and supportive services to children who are unable to live at home because of child abuse or neglect. Foster children live in family foster homes and group care settings.
All Maryland counties and Baltimore City operate foster care programs. Foster care caseworkers work with the birth and foster families to develop the most appropriate permanency plan for each child. Reunification with parents, placement with relatives, or adoption are examples of permanency plans. If for some reason a child cannot reunite with their family, the child, depending on their age, receive services that teach them to be independent young adults.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Understanding the licensing requirements is the first step, as they vary by state. In Maryland, potential foster parents must meet the following criteria:
- 21 years of age or older
- Live in a safe home, either a house or an apartment
- Undergo a criminal background check and fingerprinting
- Remain financially stable
- Able to support a child financially
- Undergo a medical examination
- Attend a medical reexamination every two years
- Provide three references
- Attend necessary parent training/education courses
- A minimum of two home visits by an approval worker
- Child support clearance
- No use of physical punishment allowed
- Receive a fire inspection and health clearance from local departments
The foster care agency you work with will help you to meet these qualifications. They answer your questions, provide parent education training, conduct home visits, and more. As such, they'll be your first point of contact as you prepare for your first placement.
Remember that it will take time to go through the approval process. The home study takes the longest, consisting of lots of paperwork, interviews, inspections, etc. However, you'll be a licensed foster parent in Maryland when it's over.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jan 25, 2022
This office is the worst. Even their 'automated system' is horrible. So either way you could not resolve your own issue even if you wanted to. They lose checks, never update your information and then make you complete unnecessary steps to get your kids money. But will automatically take your money for their horrible customer service every 6 month to a year.
Dec 13, 2021
We know Covid changed alot of things however those who receive assistance should be able to get confirmation numbers after talking to a car rep since we cannot go into the build and get verifications that we are doing what we are supposed to do. At this time we are getting lackluster, apathetic or no customer service at all. Some of the reps who answer and rude, lazy, entitled, non empathetic and childish. They show no empathy, misdocument interaction or DO NOT DOCUMENT AT ALL. EVERYONE PASSES THE BUCK ONTO SOMEONE ELSE, or keep the narrative that we must wait 10 days.... I tired of the Covid excuse! DO YOUR WORK ACCURATELY AND CORRECTLY! YOU ARE AFFECTING FAMILIES WHO NEED YOUR SERVICE. Very disappointed.
Dec 07, 2021
Been on the phone with them for about 3 hrs now just wanting to know what’s going on with my EBT card
Nov 30, 2021
You wait for hours and nobody answers.
Nov 01, 2021
1.Call back feature does not work.
2. When I put in a request for my caseworker to call me about my child support I am told there is no new information on my account so no reason for caseworker to call me.
3. Keep getting put on hold only to never get through then get disconnected.
Rude customer service reps!!