The Warm Springs Children’s Protective Services is seeking community members who are interested in being foster parents. Other community involvement—donations of clothing or of volunteer time, for instance—are also very welcome, said Cecelia Collins, who is serving as CPS director.
Anyone interested in becoming a foster parent is encouraged to visit CPS, located on campus across from the Education building. For information you can reach them at 541-553-3209.
CPS does as much as possible with a limited number of staff. Help from the community can be a tremendous benefit, Mrs. Collins said. A foster home in the local community can allow the child to continue living and going to school here, instead of moving to a new community and new school, Mrs. Collins said.
There is a training program for potential foster parents, who then work with the CPS caseworkers.
Transitional house
A new project with CPS is the creation of a transitional home for parents who are working to get back together with a child or children.
The project involves the remodeling of the Vernon Jackson Home, located by CPS. When the house is done, there will be two bedrooms, kitchen, living room, etc.; so the parent and child or children can live there during the transition period.
