Wellpoint Care Network
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Contact Information
8901 W. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
United States
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Milwaukee, WI 53222
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-7 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-7 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-7 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-7 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-7 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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
Average user rating
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Apr 05, 2021
My case manager doesn’t have the truth in her and was totally useless when it came to offering me resources and support. My kiddo turned out to be a long term placement which was not what I was trying to do. My case manager made it seem like it would be for a few days until they could find a more suitable placement. Three weeks turned into months and then into years off and on. It seemed like the longer the child was placed with me the less support they offered.
An example of an issue is pre-covid my child got off school several hours before I got off work. My concern was his mother, whom he was not allowed to see unsupervised, would go to my house to be with him while I was at work before I got home. The solution was for them to provide transportation for him to be at his daycare during those times so that he wouldn’t be alone at home unsupervised they where not willing to support me in this yet I was warned that he wasn’t allowed to be alone with his mother.
The next drama was me being cheated out of my kinship care supplements. The court ordered that I was to be paid past payments that was owed to me. This was the end of November. The check was dated December 5th. The case manager didn’t give it to me, as in it sat on her desk, until January 10th. I could have used that payment over the holidays to make my kids holiday a little brighter although I managed on my own as I had been doing. It’s this kind of pettiness that make me not wanting to deal with them and had it not been for my kiddo needing me I would have washed my hands of them long ago.
Now that my kid has been returned to his parent I am still owed for past payments which I got the feeling I will never see as my phone calls and voice messages are going unanswered and unreturned.
Truly only deal with these people for the sake of the child who needs you outside of that, they aren’t worth the stress and disrespect that you have to deal with trying to work with this agency.
Mar 31, 2021
it was a nice and useful training
Feb 23, 2021
Would recommend great training. It was a very good experience. They definitely k ow what there doing thank you.
Jan 27, 2021
The training I received for Trauma Sensitive Schools at St. As has been amazing! Sara Daniel is a genius in the field and I always leave better prepared to serve my students!
Oct 29, 2020
My "Seven Essential Ingredients (7ei) of Trauma Informed Care - Train the Trainer" experience was fantastic. Tim has an expert grasp of the information and his delivery of the information was top notch. The supplemental information is excellent.