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Region 7, Austin and surrounding area

Foster Care and Adoption Information Meetings

* If accommodations such as a sign language interpreter are needed in order to attend an information meeting, please call the Recruitment Staff listed below 3 days prior to the meeting, if possible. Please note that children are not able to attend information meetings due to the potential sensitive subject matter discussed. Any attendees arriving 15 minutes late or more will not be admitted. Child Placing Agencies must RSVP 72 hours in advance prior to attending the information meeting.*

Recruitment Events and Foster/Adopt Information Meetings:

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is looking for caring foster and adoptive families in your area. To learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent through our agency, we will be having the following information meetings in your area.

May 2020

Location	Foster/Adopt Information Meetings
Temple Bell County	Wednesday, May 6th, 6:00 pm MEETING IS AT CAPACITY Please view others to attend. This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact either Jenny Sykes or Katy Haydon to sign-up.
Georgetown Williamson County	Thursday, May 7th, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Albert Lucio to sign-up.
Georgetown Williamson County	Thursday, May 7th, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Albert Lucio to sign-up.
Waco McLennan County	Monday, May 11th, 5:30 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Sherry Harris to sign-up.
Austin Travis County	Tuesday, May 12th, 6:00 pm MEETING IS AT CAPACITY Please view others to attend. This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Trisha Burky to sign-up.
Austin Travis County	Tuesday, May 13th, 6:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Trisha Burky to sign-up.

June 2020

Location	Foster/Adopt Information Meetings
Waco McLennan County	Monday, June 8th, 5:30 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Kara Krawford to sign-up.
Bastrop Bastrop County	Tuesday, June 9th, 6:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Sarah Preston to sign-up.
Austin Travis County	Tuesday, June 9th, 6:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToWebinar. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Click the following link to sign-up: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3891196246969256975
Bryan Brazos County	Thursday, June 11th, 6:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Benjamin Glade to sign-up.
Killeen Bell County	Tuesday, June 16th, 6:00 pm This information meeting will be held online through GoToMeeting. RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Contact Michelle Carr to sign-up.

Recruitment Staff:

Shelby Rosenquist, Administrative Assistant, (737) 249-8021

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