Press Release- May 08, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
NEW COLORADO TASK FORCE ON FOSTER CARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS THROUGH MAY 30
The new Colorado Task Force on Foster Care and Permanence is now accepting applications for members from across the state. Applications will be accepted through May 30 for the 24-member panel that will address problems in Colorado's foster care and adoption systems.
To obtain an application or for more information, please call (303) 866-6380, e-mail boards@state.co.us or visit www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commission.html.
Under Senate Bill 07-64, the statewide task force will meet at least monthly to consider:
- Actions the state may take for compliance with federal Child and Family Services Review guidelines;
- Methods to better evaluate foster parents and encourage the retention of foster parents;
- Processes to better provide information to foster and adoptive parents regarding a child's behavior;
- Methods to ensure that adoption subsidies are sufficient for the needs of the child;
- Ways to improve the rate of permanency of individuals between the ages of 14 and 24 in the foster care system or in residential placement; and
- Creation of mediation processes to resolve conflicts between foster or adoptive parents and child placement agencies, biological parents or county departments.