General
Policy
Resources
Tip Sheets
Who Should Know?
100
The initials "I" and "R" refer to these fundamental elements of our programs.
What are "Information" and "Referral"?
100
The number of staff required at the front desk in order to take inquiries daily.
What is 2?
100
Bullet pointed guides designed to provide tips and reminders for providing information to callers.
What are Unified Messages?
100
The number of Tip Sheets required annually by the FCARC contract.
What is three (February, June, December)?
100
The person you consult when there is a change to the I&R monthly schedule.
Who is the Program Director?
200
These require that the Coalition for Children, Youth and Families accept Inquiries to provide Information and make Referrals via phone, email and in-person every work day.
What are our contracts with DCF?
200
Two instances in which front desk staff activate the "nightlight" button.
What is "after hours" and during a staff meeting.
200
We may refer a caller to this agency when they are inquiring about Special Needs Adoption and live in the Western Region.
What is Catholic Charities Diocese of La Crosse?
200
A Tip Sheet title that may help an adoptive or foster parent with a child experiencing behavioral challenges.
What is the Tip Sheet entitled, "When It's Not Going So Well", "Making a Positive Difference", "What's Behind These Behaviors", or "Effective Mangagment of the Crisis Behavior".
200
This is the person you would consult with when the President of the United States calls with a concern about our State's foster care system.
Who is the Executive Vice President?
300
These are the types of packets we send out in response to requests for information.
What are the Birth Parent Packet, SNAP Adoption Packet, Domestic Adoption Packet, International Adoption Packet and Foster Parent Packet
300
This is the number of hours that are allowed between an inquiry and documentation of the inquiry in edopt.
What is 24?
300
This is the number we provide Adoptive parents and Guardians when they need information about their Adoption Assistance check?
What is the Adoption Assistance Hotline (866-666-5532)?
300
The number of Tip Sheets in our catalogue.
What is 112?
300
This is the person you would consult when a consumer would like to know more about an upcoming training hosted by the Coalition.
Who is Rachel Goeden?
400
The number of private adoption agencies on our list to whom we refer.
What is 42?
400
These are three essential demographic pieces of information that must be obtained for each inquiry.
What are: Full name, Contact information, and referral source?
400
This is the first person that a caller with a complaint regarding a child placed in their home should be encouraged to contact.
Who is the case manager?
400
Two Tip Sheet titles that are designed to help foster and adoptive parents celebrate their child's Culture and Diversity.
What are: "Caring for the hair of your African American Child", "Honoring Your Child's Racial and Cultural Identity", "Twenty Ideas for Keeping Connections to Racial and Cultural Identity", "Advocating for LGBTQ Youth", "Visiting the Land of Your Child's Birth", or "Cultural Issues for Transcultural Adoptions"?
400
This is the person you would contact when an advocacy group from Utah would like to feature our photo-listed children on their church website.
Who is the Executive Vice President?
500
This person is the Foster Care Program Specialist for the State.
Who is Katie Sepnieski?
500
When the caller is distressed, dissatisfied, complaining, or may have information about the neglect or abuse of a child, and when the caller is a legislator, tribal member, judge, media member, lawer, advocacy or other group, a board member, or member of law enforcement.
What are instances in which to consult with the Director of Programs for assistance in formulating a response?
500
This Milwaukee County program's name reminds us of a domestic animal, but they can be quite skilled at helping parents by intervening during a crisis with a child.
What is MUTT (Mobile Urgent Treatment Team)?
500
81
What is the total number of Tip Sheets we have posted on our website?
500
The person you would consult with when a foster mother calls to report that her foster son just disclosed he was abused by his Uncle last year.
Who is the Director of Programs?
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