Foster Provider Education
North Dakota Foster Care
Foster care for children means the provision of substitute parental child care for those children who are in need of care for which the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian is unable, neglects, or refuses to provide, and includes the provision of food, shelter, security and safety, guidance, and comfort on a twenty-four-hour basis, to one or more children under twenty-one years of age to safeguard the child’s growth and development and to minimize and counteract hazards to the child’s emotional health inherent in the separation from the child’s family. Foster care may be provided in a family foster home, group home, or residential child care facility.
To learn more about becoming a licensed foster care provider, we encourage you to reach out to the Children and Family Services Section, North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services or contact the ND Recruitment and Retention Specialist (see below).
Recruitment and Retention Specialist Contact
Carissa Cox, LBSW
UND CFSTC Foster Parent Recruitment & Retention Specialist
1-833-FST-HOME (1-833-378-4663)
carissa.cox@UND.edu
Foster Care Resources & Training
- Archived Webinars
- Fire Safety Training
- Foster Care Handbooks & Publications
- Foster Care Provider Orientation
- Fostering Communications Newsletter
- Kinship Care in North Dakota
- PRIDE Pre-Service Training
- SFPM Foster Parent Training
Foster Provider Training Contact
Amy Oehlke, MSW, LMSW
UND CFSTC Director
701.777.3261
amy.oehlke@UND.edu