Interested in becoming a foster parent?
Foster parents are needed in Crow Wing County. Foster parents are particularly needed who are able to effectively parent teenagers.
Foster parents need to be caring and stable since they will be helping children through a difficult time in their lives. Foster parents must be able to provide for their own family's financial needs, be good listeners, flexible, have a good sense of humor and work well with others in a team environment.
Brainerd Dispatch/Nels Norquist
Those interested in applying to become a foster parent or would like someone to discuss the foster care program with them, call 824-1140 and ask for the foster care licensing social worker.
North Homes Inc., a private, nonprofit agency that provides therapeutic foster homes for at-risk youth and families, also is seeking more foster parents. North Homes Inc. will host a community open house from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at its second-floor offices at 102 Laurel St., across the street from the Brainerd Police Department. Visitors may come and meet North Homes Inc. staff and find out information about whether foster parenting may be a fit for them.