Foster/Adoption Support

Foster & Adoption

Are you an adoptive or foster parent looking for more support?
Does your child need help in school or in the community?

These are the services we can provide to support you and your family.

- Phone, email and face to face support.

- Support Groups

- RAD (Reactive Attachment Disorder) Support

- Local Mental Health Resources

- Community Outreach Programs

- Special Education Advocacy

For more info or to set up a consultation appointment please contact Lisa Wickham.

Services are provided free for families.

Lisa Wickham

Foster & Adoption Family Advocacy Consultant

lwickham@ct-care.org

860-705-2760

Foster and Adoptive Resources & Services in CT

Adoption Assistance Program (AAP)

The Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) is a confidential assessment, education, brief counseling and referral service available to adoptive and guardianship families, and to professionals seeking support for their client families. The program is staffed by licensed clinical social workers with specialized training and experience working with families formed through adoption and guardianship. Using an EAP (Employee Assistance Program) model of service delivery, the program offers clients the opportunity to consult with a social worker around any concern that is placing stress on the family.

Providing post adoption support, including assessment, education, and brief counseling and referral services to adoptive families and to families formed through guardianship.

http://aap.uchc.edu

UConn Health
Adoption Assistance Program
Office Address: 195 Farmington Avenue, Suite 2000, Farmington, CT 06032
Mailing Address: 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-6020

In Connecticut, call toll-free: 877-679-1961
Phone: 860-679-4006
Fax: 860-679-0130
General Email: aap@uchc.edu

Care for Kids

Care 4 Kids helps low to moderate income families in Connecticut pay for child care costs. This program is sponsored by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood. To learn more about Care 4 Kids, take a look at this website. It has information for both parents and child care providers. You can look at the site to find out how the program works, who is eligible, and more.

http://www.ctcare4kids.com

Care 4 Kids
Address: 1344 Silas Deane Highway, 3rd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Phone: 1-888-214-KIDS (5437).

Fax: 1-877-868-0871

Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents (CAFAP)

The Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents makes a difference in the lives of foster, adoptive and relative caregivers by providing support, training, and advocacy. The Association works in partnership with child welfare professionals and the entire community to nurture child safety, well-being, and stability.

http://www.cafap.com

Address: 2189 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 2, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067

Phone: 860.258.3400
Toll Free: 1.800.861.8838
Fax: 860.258.3410
info@cafap.com

Connecticut Foster Adopt

http://www.ct.gov/fosteradopt/site/default.asp

The first step in becoming a licensed foster or adoptive parent is to call: 1-888-KID-HERO.

- Adoption please contact Anne Marie Stonoha at AnneMarie.Stonoha@ct.gov

- Foster Care please contact Jacqueline Ford at Jacqueline.Ford@ct.gov

For all other information relating to adoption or relative guardianship subsidies, please contact Deanna McIntosh at 860-550-6608 or deanna.mcintosh@ct.gov

Connecticut Adoption Laws

http://connecticut.adoption.com

www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Notebooks/Pathfinders/adoption/Adoption.pdf

Region 3 DCF

http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=4182&Q=491748

Allon Kalisher: Regional Administrator, Phone: 860-456-6653

Nancy DiMauro: Region 3 Clinical Director, Phone: 860-398-1277

Jon Jacaruso: Region 3, Systems Development Director, Phone: 860-983-7703

Address: Middletown, 2081 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457, Phone: 860-638-2100

Lisa Sedlock-Reider: Director, Phone: 860-638-5906

Address: Norwich, 2 Courthouse Square, Norwich, CT 06360, Phone: 860-886-2641

Kyle Parkinson, Director, 860-885-2504

Address: Willimantic, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Phone: 860-450-2000

Loida Reyes, Director, Phone: 860-450-2010

Waterford Country School:

http://www.waterfordcountryschool.org

Main Agency Phone: (860) 442-9454

Direct Phone Lines to commonly dialed programs:

Education : 860-440-4347
Residential Treatment : 860-440-4350
Emergency Shelters : 860-444-1994
Community Services : 860-886-7500
Safe Homes : 860-442-1220
Medical/Nursing : 860-440-4359

Street and Mailing Address: Waterford Country School, Inc.,78 Hunts Brook Rd.,Quaker Hill, CT 06375

http://www.ctadoptions.org

Facts and Questions