Our Foster Family Profiles
Featured Foster Family: Tammy and Josh Meet Family Works foster parents Tammy and Josh. They are experienced foster parents and have been doing foster care for many years. They live in the Menomonie area and have been doing foster care with Family Works for about 8 years. Before coming to Family Works, they provided […]
Featured Family: Marissa and Brady Meet Family Works foster parents Marissa and Brady. They live together in the Cadott area and have been doing foster care with Family Works for about 3.5 years. Their Path to Foster Care Marissa shares that she has been inspired to do foster care since she was a little girl. […]
Featured Foster Family: Lakyn and Chris Meet Family Works foster parents Lakyn and Chris. They live in Stevens Point and have been doing foster care with Family Works for almost 2 years now. What Inspired You? Lakyn and Chris shared that they have always wanted to become parents. When becoming parents naturally wasn’t happening for […]
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 […]