First Steps

They Need You. We Need You.

We encourage anyone interested in learning more about the foster care experience to browse our video library below. We’ll answer some frequently asked questions about becoming a foster parent in Wisconsin, the support we provide for foster families, as well as how to prepare for placement. 

We hope this information answers some of your questions and inspires you to reach out to have a conversation about what fostering could look like for your family.

Click on a boxed picture to launch the video about that topic. The video will launch to our YouTube page.

 

Introduction

by Ryan Good

by Jessica Drews

by Hiep Nguyen and Allison Higgins

by Allison Higgins

by Jessica Lorum

 

 

 

 

 

The Need for Foster Parents

by Collin Drews

by Collin Drews

by the Foundations Team

by the Foundations Team

by Whitney Golding and the Williams Family

by the Williams Family

by Stephanie Marcks

How We Support Our Families

by Paul Hajny

by Alissa Getzin

by Abby Smasal

by Jory Gennett

by Natasha Watkins

by Kayla Flores

by Jesse Warpinski

by Kayla Flores

by Justine Buechel

by Whitney Golding and the Williams Family

by Katie Szerkins

 

Special Topics

by the Foundations Team

by Cassandra Van Straten

by Abby Smasal

by Natasha Watkins and Alissa Getzin

by Jessica Drews and Cassandra Van Straten

by Jackie Baumgart

by Jory Gennett

by Katie Szerkins

by Nicole Klug

by Alissa Getzin, Jesse Warpinski, and Katie Szerkins

Some Joy for You

Book Reading by Katie Szerkins

Bloopers by the Foundations Team

Ready To Start A Conversation About Fostering?

Contact Collin Drews, our statewide foster care recruiting manager, at 920-606-1205 or [email protected]. Collin can answer your questions and help you with the process.

Or, if you aren’t ready to chat, you can complete an Foster Care application or Respite Care application and send it to us.