| SERVICES | Children/Youth, | SERVICE | ABUSE & NEGLECT - |
| FOR | 0-18 | CATEGORY | PROTECTION FROM |
| PHONE |
| Foster Care | (301) 334-5403 |
| GC Department of Social Services | OTHER PHONE |
| 12578 Garrett Highway | (301) 334-5406 |
| Oakland | MD | 21550-1159 | FAX | (301) 334-5413 |
| CONTACT PERSON | Tamra Kelley | or staff |
| TITLE | Foster Care Supervisor |
| E-MAIL/WEB ADDRESS |
| CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION | Public, county branch of state agency (MD DHR) |
| PURPOSE | To temporarily care for children who have been removed from their families due to |
| abuse and/or neglect. Permanent placement options are: family reunification, adoption |
| or independent living arrangements. |
| SERVICES | Training and licensing of foster care and adoptive homes, case management and |
| OFFERED | reunification services for children and their families. Referral for adoption or independent |
| living services as appropriate. |
| REFERRAL SOURCES | Child protective services, courts, and/or Dept. of Juvenile Justice. |
| HOURS OF SERVICE | Mon. thru Fri., 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Call 911 after office hours for |
| on-call worker. |
| FEES FOR SERVICE | No fee for service, parents of children in Foster Care are referred to Child |
| Support Enforcement Office. |
| WAITING PERIOD | No, emergency placement | WAITING LIST | No, all children in need of |
| as needed. | service accepted. |
| HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE? | Yes |
| ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED? | Yes, TTY # for hearing impaired (301- 334-5426). |
| Call in advance for other accommodations. |
| LOCATION OF | 12578 Garrett Highway and in homes in the community as needed. |
| SERVICES |
| TRANSPORTATION | Consumer transports self, agency provides trans., provider visits home, GTS |
| will transport for a small fee. |
| ELIGILIBITY CRITERIA |
| AGES SERVED | Birth to age 21 |
| GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED | Garrett County, MD |
| INCOME GUIDELINES | No fee for children served; foster home applicants must show ability to |
| meet their own financial needs. |
| DOCUMENTS REQUIRED | Court order removing child from home; foster parent applicants must |
| provide proof of income and appropriate home situation. |
| OTHER | Children enter DSS custody through a court order. |
| VOLUNTEER | Yes, Americorp volunteers assisit with delivery of | BROCHURE | Yes |
| OPPORTUNITIES | services. | AVAILABLE? |
| DATE data verified: | 06/21/96 | DATE data updated: |
| ID# | 103 | Garrett County FAMILY SERVICES DIRECTORY - 1997 | Directory Page # | 3 |
