Wellpoint Care Network

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8901 W. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53222
United States

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DayHours
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

3.8 / 5
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Thelma Mason
Nov 01, 2016

Set all children up for straight failure don't Help n move cases slow on purpose to receive more money especially the stealing government

Rating: 1

Tyler Hoerning
Sep 12, 2016

I am working so hard to get my son back and the social worker refuses to work with me and would rather have him stay with a guardian that Is a single dad and has issues....I have struggled with addiction in the past and have been clean now for a year and in recovery and have the means to take care of my child. ..I get overlooked due to my past....unfair and illegal practices by them

Rating: 1

Neil Austin
Aug 10, 2016

The workers give you a hated look when you come to see your kid like they dont want you there. Its alot of sass from the female workers and they make it a miserable time for the kids in there. i feel very bad for the children. I can write a book about how bad all the Milwaukee juvenile detentions are, saint a would just be a sequel.

Rating: 1

Dan Stelter
Jun 22, 2016

UPDATE: While St. A has apologized publicly on this review, they have not taken any actions to back it up. So, don't trust it...just lip service!

The worst "professional" conduct of any kind that I have ever seen anywhere. Ever. That includes doctors and lawyers. That means, I could expect two of the most disrespected professions out there to treat me better than I got here.

By the way, do not trust any friend responses offering to talk about the situation. I will not take mine down until the situation has been resolved, and I will state precisely what happened.

I view this as a public service to potential foster families, so they know who to stay away from.

I'd give SaintA a rating of negative 5 stars if I could.

Long story short: my wife and I were considering adopting a teen through SaintA, and we ended up deciding to back out.

The "professionals" (their behavior was not professional at all) got angry with us and blamed us for the whole situation. They were openly hostile, completely disrespectful, treating us both as though we had committed a crime. One worker threatened my wife and to remove our rights as foster parents because she refused to attend a meeting where all workers involved treated us with open hostility (And that was the precise reason she did not want to attend. Can you blame her?)

I complained to the institution, writing out a 3000-word, 4-page letter. They were confused and "didn't understand what I meant" when I asked if they had any mistakes.

I asked them to reverse their horrible decision of forcing us to withdraw our foster care application, which would delay the process for us for two years. They wanted to send us through some sort of appeals process. They agreed to talk to the worker in charge of our case, but that was it.

How can the city of Milwaukee expect to improve the quality of life if the people serving it have awful attitudes like these themselves?

So conveniently, they can make terrible decisions, but not be held responsible for them.

Just FYI, if you are considering being a foster parent or adopting, run the other way if SaintA gets involved. St. Aemilian himself would be humiliated with the abominable way in which this organization treats potentially adoptive parents.

I am grateful my wife and I found this out early on. Otherwise, we would have had to deal with all their crap for months on end.

In my opinion, they let young people who do not know how to make good decisions based on facts use their self-righteous, entitled, power-hungry attitudes do whatever they want. Nonsense. If those individuals worked anywhere else, they would be fired instantly for treating their clients the way SaintA treated my wife and I.

Rating: 1

Heather Drier
Oct 24, 2015

This place is a joke. Very poorly ran. Poor communication. Teaches the children that if they're naughty they can't talk to or see their family!!!

Rating: 1