2009 Foster Care PRIDE/Orientation Calendar
New Castle County:
Persons interested in becoming foster parents are invited to attend one of the ORIENTATION sessions listed below. All orientations for New Castle County are held in the Cambridge Building at 263 Champman Road, Newark DE, 19702 . For questions call 302 451-4800.
| Orientation schedule (2hours): | |
| Orientation – Wednesday, May19 – 6-8pm – Bob Levesque | |
| Orientation – Thursday, April 9 – 6-8pm – Vera Greenplate | |
| Orientation – Monday, June 1 – 6-8pm – Vivian Thompson | |
| PRIDE Pre-Service Training (27hours) | |
| PRIDE – Wednesdays, April 29, May 6, 13, 20 & 27, June 3, 10, 17 & 24 – 6– 9pm – Shawnique Jacobs & Brenda Roark | |
| Foster/Adoption – Thursdays, June 4, 11, & 18 – 6-9pm – Permanency Unit – Vera Greenplate attending | |
| Respite training – Wednesday, March 25 – 9am – 12pm – Vera Greenplate * * | |
Kent County:
Persons interested in becoming foster parents are invited to attend one of the ORIENTATION sessions listed below. All orientations for Kent County are held in the Barratt Building, Suite 200, 821 Silverlake Blvd, Dover, DE 19904. For questions, please call Kenya Alston at 302-739-4800 ext. 131 for further information.
| Orientation schedule (2hours): | ||
| Tuesday, April 7th | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, May 5th | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, June 2nd | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | |
| PRIDE Pre-Service Schedule (27hours): | ||
| Wednesdays, March 25th – May 20th | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | |
| Thursday’s, September 10 – November 5th | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | |
Sussex County:
Persons interested in becoming foster parents are invited to attend one of the ORIENTATION sessions listed below. All orientations for Sussex County are held in the Georgetown Service Center, 546 S. Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE 19947. For questions, please call 302-422-1400 and ask to speak to the coverage worker. You will then be given a name and number to contact.
| Orientation Schedule (2 hours): | ||
| Wednesday, March 25th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | |
| Wednesday, April 15th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | |
| Wednesday, June 3rd | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | |
| PRIDE Pre-Service Training Schedule (27hours): | ||
| Tues. & Thurs., April 30th – May 28th | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | |
| Tues. & Thurs., August 18th – Sept. 15th | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM | |
| Saturdays, October 24th – November 14th | 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM | |
All Pre-Service Training Foster PRIDE classes will be held at the Stockley Center.
