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Foster Parent and Caregiver Support Line offered by  Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families

Foster Parent and Caregiver Support Line offered by  Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families

Operates a helpline that foster parents and relative caregivers can access when they are in crisis. Crisis line workers will be able to listen and offer advice about how to manage children with emotional or behavioral problems.   The support line operates after business hours, when social workers and foster care licensors are not available.   Primarily helps with issues that can’t wait until the next business day.  A few examples of problems the social worker answering the phone can help with include:   -  Troubleshooting behavioral problems -  What to do in medical or mental health emergencies -  Helping to access resources such as short-term emergency child care. Callers do not have to identify themselves.

Location

1115 Washington Street Southeast, Olympia, WA 98501

Hours

M-F, 5pm-8am Sa Su, 24 hours daily.

Application process

Call.

Eligibility

Foster parents licensed by DCYFS and relatives authorized to care for dependent children.   Foster parents licensed by private agencies should call their agency’s on-call staff for help.

Fee

None.

Agency info

Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families

Provides child care licensing, child care subsidies and complaint investigation regarding child care homes and centers. Promotes early learning as well as foster care and adoption.