Foster Care

10 years ago, when the youngest of their three biological children was 5, Steven and Kristen Marler decided to become a part of Wyoming’s Department of Family Services Foster Care Program. Since then they have welcomed over 70 children into their home, and adopted 8.

On Thursday and Friday April 10th and 11th the 5th annual Journey of Adoption & Foster Care conference will take place at College Heights Community Center at 1927 S. Walnut in Casper, WY and will run from 10-6 each day. This conference is hosted by the Wyoming Adoption & Foster Care Alliance. This y...

Currently there are children who need a special home. Somewhere safe. Somewhere loving. Somewhere to find rest, relief and rescue. You could be the answer to their dreams. You could be their Therapeutic Foster Parent. On Monday, September 29th at noon there will be an informational forum on the role you could play in a child’s life and how to qualify...

On Saturday April 5th The Journey of Adoption & Foster Care conference will take place at Casper College in Casper, Wyoming from 8:30-4:30. Thisis Wyoming’s 4th annual adoption and foster care conference. There will be a number of speakers with extensive professional experience and personal testimony. ...

A new Kids Count snapshot of foster care in the U.S. shows a slight decline in the overall number of children in care. But it also shows that the older a child is, the less likely he or she is to be placed in what’s considered the best scenario for success later in life...especially in Wyoming. Laura Speer with The Annie E. Casey Foundation says the data they released shows Wyoming teens are endin