Featured Foster Family: Adam and Vanessa Meet Family Works foster parents Vanessa and Adam. They reside in Reedsburg, WI and have been doing foster care with Family Works for 6.5 years. Getting Started Adam and Vanessa started their foster care journey after they found themselves in a situation where they were caring for the child […]
Featured Family: Sheila Meet Family Works foster parent Sheila. Sheila has been doing foster care with Family Works for roughly 3 years. Sheila was involved with the foster care system prior to coming to Family Works but started her journey with our agency in August 2021. Getting Started Sheila had a wealth of experience prior […]
Featured Foster Family: Eleisha and Andrea Getting Started Eleisha was a foster parent for several years in both Michigan and Virginia before moving to Wisconsin and has experience with both guardianship and adoption. Andrea was a respite provider with Family Works before becoming licensed in foster care. Andrea works in an assisted living facility and loves her […]
Meet Foster Parents – Leanna & Doug: Leanna and Doug arrived at the fostering experience in two different ways but made a perfect team in doing so. Leanna knew that this was what she had wanted for her whole life. She has been in a helping profession for years and knew the need for […]
Meet Family Works foster parents Laura and Jeff. They live in the Stevens Point area and have been doing foster care with Family Works for roughly five and a half years. Getting Started Prior to getting licensed with Family Works, Laura and Jeff were involved with kinship care for their niece, who they now have […]
Meet Family Works foster family Pam and Bill. They live in the Colby area and have been doing foster care with Family Works for almost 7 years. Prior to being licensed, Pam and Bill were approved to do respite for several months prior to being officially licensed. Respite is when a child that is […]
Meet Family Works foster parents, Ralph and Robin, from Eau Claire, WI. They have six biological children, two foster children, two dogs and three cats. Both Ralph and Robin are nurses, and they foster children with complex medical needs. Making the move to becoming foster parents In 2020, a young boy with medical issues needed […]
Meet Family Works Foster Parent Samantha Samantha lives in the Wonewoc area and has been doing foster care with Family Works for the last 2 years. Prior to becoming a licensed foster parent, Samantha provided respite care for a few months for other foster parents with Family Works. Respite is when a child that is […]
Meet Family Works foster parents Sara and Andy. They live in the Pittsville area and have been doing foster care with Family Works for the last 6 years. Prior to becoming licensed foster parents, Sara and Andy provided respite care for other foster parents with Family Works. Respite providers give much needed breaks to foster […]
Meet Family Works Foster Parent Tiffany! Tiffany lives in the Milwaukee area, and she has been a foster parent for over 20 years. How her journey began Tiffany has always loved children. As a teenager, she kept busy babysitting and teaching Sunday school for younger children. Her Aunt was a long-time foster parent, and […]
