El Dorado Community Resources

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="042a11c3.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="1366f9d0.gif" border=0 width="111" height="157" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I can blow a real big bubble!</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>(</U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U>Return to Home)</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="foster_care.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Services"><U>(Return to Our Services)</U></A></div> <bR> <div> El Dorado County Department of </div> <div> Social Services</div> <div>  (530) 642-7130</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#6666FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Foster & Kinship Care Education </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT>|   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foster Kinship Care Education "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>El Dorado Community Resources</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="El Dorado County Licensing"><U>El Dorado County Licensing</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="041f4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> El Dorado Community Resources</div> <div> The El Dorado County  "Foster Kinship Care Education Program" provides training, support, resources and referrals for foster, relative caregivers and others caring for children in out-of-home placements. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Our</FONT> classes <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >cover the mandated topics required by the "State of California Community Care Licensing".</FONT></div> <bR> <div> We offer approximately two <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#66CCFF" FACE="Arial" >classes</FONT> a month. Upon completion of the class each participant receives a certificate.</div> <bR> <div> We offer health classes covering many issues related to foster care.</div> <div> We offer certification in CPR & First Aid. Our CPR & First Aid classes are geared for foster /kinship care, therefore our classes include information related to  licensing requirements, forms and health issues related to caring for foster children.</div> <bR> <div> We have a foster parent resources lending library with many books, videos, magazines and forms related to foster / kinship care and child development in general.</div> <bR> <div> We offer an Independent Living Skills Program  for foster youth.</div> <bR> <div> Other Resources Available Are:</div> <bR> <div> El Dorado County has a very nice "Web Site" with information galore on it, to visit the web site click on address below.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices/adoption.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>Adoption Services Program</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices/foster_care.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>Foster Care</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices/foster_care_app.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>Foster Family Home Application</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices/fostercare_train.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>Foster - Kincare Class Schedule</U></A> </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices/whatisfoster.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>What is Foster Parenting</U></A></div> <bR> <div> (CPS) Child Protective Services & Foster Parent Information  (530)  642-7130</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialserv"><U>http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/socialservices</U></A></div> <bR> <div> County Health Department  (Foster Care Health Nurse & CHDP's)  (530) 621-6100</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/publichealth" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/publicheal"><U>http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/publichealth</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Probation Department,  for Placervile: (530) 621-5625   </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/probation.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/probation."><U>http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/probation.html</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Sheriff's Department</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/sheriff" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/sheriff"><U>http://www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/sheriff</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>