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 About The Coalition.
The Carson City

Adoptive and Foster Home Recruitment and Support Coalition assists DCFS in recruiting and supporting foster parents.   smiling-blanket-baby.jpg

The primary organization members are The Carson City School Dist., The Sierra Assoc. Of Foster Families and CASA of Carson City.

In action, it's a bunch of individuals--foster parents, advocates, people from the community--who get together to get things done! 
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Low Cost Books for Kids & Teens 
Looking for books for your foster child? Check out the friends of the Library Book Store right across Washington Street from the Library. Affordable books to keep and read again and again! 
The Child Welfare Process.
Read the law - NRS 432b

Read the outline of the process,
created by CASA of CC
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What to do if you suspect abuse or neglect. Read about it in the...
CPS REPORTING BROCHURE.pdf
Board Members Wanted!
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The CASA of Carson City Board
meets every 3rd.Thursday, 5:30 pm. at the new CASA office 1539 E. 5th St.

Interested in joining the CASA Board? Presently, opportunities are available. Please contact Chris Bayer 882-6776.
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Carson City Foster Kids Closet
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Don't   forget if your new Foster child comes to you  in the middle of the night with nothing but the pajamas she has on... give Chris Bayer 882-6776 a call to get some emergency clothing for her.
 
THE Foster Kids closet is located at 1539 E. 5th. St. Carson City. For more info about the Foster Kids Closet, click here
How Can YOU  help ?    
 

Miss Carson City, Briana Neben

 

What can you do to help?
  • Come help us plan our recruitment campaigns for more foster homes in Carson City.
  • Help us support existing foster parents & their foster kids.   
  • Mark your calendar - meet with us every third Wednesday.    

The next Coalition meeting is... 

Wednesday, May 18th    

3:30pm  

at the CASA office
1539 E. 5th Street, Carson City.
 

 

Call 882-6776 for more information about the Foster Coalition.  

 

CASA Volunteers & Foster Parents are welcome! Bring your friends, acquaintances & co-workers and come hear about the huge need for foster families in Carson City and what can be done to help support the existing ones. We welcome your ideasWe welcome anyone who is interested in helping to plan our Recruitment & Support Campaign.
    
For more information about fostering in Northern Nevada,  
please contact Lori NicholsLSW (775) 684-1967.
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Have something great going on for, or about, the Carson City Foster Family Coalition?  Let us know and we'll put it in our next newsletter. 
Call/text Chrissi at 775-343-8436 or email [email protected]
. Be sure to put "Foster Coalition NEWS" in the subject line. 
Who do you know?
You're Invited!

Who can you bring? 

 

Bring a friend or family member and help us get the word out about the kids in our community who need foster and adoptive homes. 

 

 

The next coalition meeting is
May 18th at 3:30pm  

 

Call me if you need directions or click on the link above for a map.    

 

 

   

  Chrissi1

Hope to see you there!

Chrissi Barnett 

CASA of CC Outreach Coordinator

775-343-8436

Helpful Links
The Foster Kids Closet
- providing clothes for children in care who are in transition in the rural Carson/Douglas/Lyon county region of Nevada.


CASA of Carson City 
- information on becoming a CASA volunteer in Carson City.


CASA Across Nevada
- a listing of CASA programs across the state.


Childs Journey Home website
Childs Journey Home FaceBook
- information on becoming a foster parent in Nevada.

One Church One Child--Reno, FaceBook
 - working in cooperation with the Washoe County Department of Social Services in the area of  adoption and foster care recruitment.