Wellpoint Care Network
In Wisconsin, there are more than 7,000 children in foster care. People have already stepped up to become licensed foster parents, but there’s still not enough homes for children in need. That’s where you come in.
We need families and individuals from all backgrounds, cultures and family structures to represent the diverse range of children who need safe and supportive homes.
You don’t have to be perfect to become a foster parent, but you do need to be patient, understanding and committed to a child’s current and future needs. Foster parents must be at least 21 years old. You can be single, married or partnered. You can work outside the home (including full-time) and have children of your own in the home.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
The Wisconsin Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center (FCARC) provides educational materials on its website, and you can learn more about foster care through the No Matter What: Stories of Hope and Resilience YouTube Channel. There are also links to family support associations and groups.
You can look up statewide meetings, training options, and events on the FCARC website or contact them at 1-800-762-8063.
Fostering Across Wisconsin is a newsletter that contains helpful articles, stories, and resources. These newsletters are available to parents via a free lending library.
The State of Wisconsin Foster Parent Handbook is packed with valuable tips. It's an excellent source of information to refer to if you need to clarify something or learn more about a foster parent's responsibilities.
Your local foster and adoption agency is always there for you as well. They should be your first choice when contacting someone with questions or concerns.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jul 26, 2021
Great training!
Jul 22, 2021
I have received a lot of Trauma-Informed Training in my career. The training provided by SaintA is by far the best. A worthy investment of your time and resources.
Jul 06, 2021
Love my Saint A's training, wish my brain remembered everything, but looking forward to beginning the St. A's curriculum at our college.
Jun 29, 2021
I’m always looking forward to attending trainings at SaintA’s because I leave feeling so much more prepared and equipped with a tool kit that allows me not only to care for myself, but also equipped to walk alongside others in their journey. Tim is AWESOME and he knows his stuff! He makes sure that you also know your stuff before the conclusion of the trainings and he’s definitely a confidence booster:)
Apr 06, 2021
The only reason I give them one star is because the therapists my family worked with were wonderful and we will be forever grateful to them. Avoid them if you're able.
As for anyone and everyone in a position of power, they seem to be deceitful, insincere and dishonest. This apparently goes all the way up the chain. I sent multiple emails to the CEO about my concerns and was pushed off to other people to deal with it. The end response was their decision to discontinue services with my family. This is a facility that is supposed to keep the wellbeing of children in the forefront yet they just wanted to get rid of us. Why? Because I spoke up?
They continuously lied to my face and the supervisors play the blame game making the issues the fault of everyone below them. That's not being a supervisor! You don't throw your subordinates under the bus and tell clients that it's the subordinates fault! To say the least, I am absolutely disgusted by the behavior displayed by this facility.
A couple of my favorite parts were when they decided that they would make the decision about my child's care without ever consulting me, and made the lowest supervisor inform me services would be discontinued. I don't even have words for how appalled I am.
I am saddened that my child needs to start over with yet another therapist, especially seeing as after years of going through therapists we finally had one that was able to understand and work appropriately with our family dynamics and my child. She was wonderful and will be severely missed.
If you can avoid using them, I highly suggest you do. The individuals in direct contact with clients all the time may be okay but it seems to be a much different story once you start moving up their food chain. It's sad to think about all the families they are likely destroying and they don't seem to care. If they want blind mules that follow without question, then they definitely weren't ready for me and are ill prepared to handle people who genuinely care about the wellbeing of their children. Yes, I will protect my child and I will fight for what's in the best interest of our family.
I fought to keep our therapist but looks like they get to choose if they will only work with people that don't ask questions or argue for what's best for the children involved.
Update: The hits with them just don't stop. When I was told that they would be discontinuing our services, I was told the person who coordinates my child's care was already aware of what was going on. When I discussed the situation with her to figure out where we would go from here, she informs me that SaintA never said anything to her until after their discussion with me.
I don't get why they just keep lying! What's the point? I just don't have words is express the sheer disappointment in how SaintA handles their clients. I do not recommend them to anyone. I'm at the point I wouldn't trust them to care for a rock, yet they are in entrusted with children who need their help?!