Foster Care Parents Needed!
9/4/2007
We are currently looking for people that are interested in fostering a variety of animals in need, including animals with minor behavior issues, animals in need of medical treatment, or puppies and kittens that are too young for adoption.
Step 1
Fill out the Foster Care Application and return it to our Foster Care Coordinator, Abra Foster. You can email, fax, drop it in the mail, or bring the application in person to our adoption lobby.
Please look over all the information on our website about our foster care program, including the Foster Care 101 Handout. If you have any questions about the program please feel free to contact Abra Foster. After reviewing your application Abra will contact you to set up a time for a Meet and Greet to discuss the program further.
Email Foster Care or fax to 317-876-2428.
Step 2:
Attend a Meet and Greet with Foster Care Coordinator, Abra Foster.
A Meet and Greet is an opportunity to sit down with our Foster Care Coordinator and get to know our program on a personal level. Foster Care Coordinator will contact you after reviewing your application to set up a time for your Meet and Greet.
Step 3:
Sign Foster Care Commitment
We ask for our foster parents to commit to fostering a minimum of 5 different foster cases per year. After completing your Meet and Greet and we have determined that we are a good match you will be asked to sign a Foster Care Commitment.
Step 4:
Complete Foster Care Training
Foster Care Training is a 3-hour training session in which you will be educated on all the information you will need to know as a foster parent for HSI. You will learn about caring for animals with medical needs including administering medication, basic behavior, how to prepare your home for foster animals, basic handling for all animals, how to help socialize shy animals, and how to prepare your foster animals for their forever homes. Dates to be announced.
Step 5:
Take home your first foster animal.
For more information please contact:
Abra Foster, Foster Care Coordinator
317-872-5650 ext 135, or email Abra.
Fax is 317-876-2428.
Mailing address:
7929 N. Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268 |
