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How to Become a Placement Resource for a Child
KINSHIP GUIDE created by the Collaborative Circle to help relatives caring for family members
NATIVE FOSTER PARENT RECRUITMENT COMMERCIAL
KINSHIP CARE
The practice of relatives or “Kin” parenting children when their birth parents are unable is a very strong tradition within Native American
culture. There are two ways that kinship care occurs.
- Informal Kinship Care – Families who care for relatives without involvement of Child Welfare Systems.
- Formal Kinship care – Families who care for relatives with the involvement of Child Welfare Systems.
If a child needs to be removed from his/her parent’s care due to abuse or neglect, kinship care is most often the first placement option that is explored.If you want to be considered to provide kinship care for a relative, contact the agency or CPS office that has placement responsibilities for the child.
Local DSS Offices:http://dss.sd.gov/offices/
BASIC FOSTER CARE
Foster care is a protective service that is available to children and families who must be separated from one another due to safety concerns related to child abuse or neglect.
All foster homes must meet the licensing standards set forth by the child placement agency that issues the license.
Contact Information:
Department of Social Services(605) 773-3227 or www.FosterourFuture.sd.gov
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe(701) 854-3431
Sisseton- Wahpeton Oyate(605) 698-3992
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe(605) 245-2322
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe(605) 997-5055
Oglala Sioux Tribe/ LOWO(605) 867-5752
Sicangu Child and Family Services(605) 856-4855
TREATMENT FOSTER CARE
Treatment foster care is a service bridging foster care and residential treatment.It utilizes the skills of the child welfare and mental health fields to bring treatment for children with special emotional, behavioral, medical, or developmental challenges in a family setting. The foster parents are a component of the treatment team that develops a plan to help the child address these special needs.
Contact Information:
Children’s Home Society (Sioux Falls)(605) 334-6004orhttp://www.chssd.org
Children’s Home Society (Rapid City)(605) 343-2811orhttp://www.chssd.org
Lutheran Social Services (Sioux Falls)(605) 336-3347orhttp://www.lsssd.org
Lutheran Social Services (Rapid City)(605) 348-0477orhttp://www.lsssd.org
Northeastern Mental Health Center(605) 225-1010orhttp://www.nemhc.org
Capital Area Counseling Services(605) 224-5011orhttp://www.cacsnet.org
Abbott House(605) 996-2486orhttp://www.abbotthouse.org/
Volunteers of America(605) 339-1199orhttp://www.voa-dakotas.org
Black Hills Special Services Coop(605) 347-4467orhttp://www.bhssc.org
ADOPTION
A child’s permanent plan may change to adoption when the child cannot return safely to their birth family and the court has terminated parental rights.Adoptive parents commit to the child on a permanent basis and assume parental rights and responsibilities.Relatives can also be considered to adopt.
To learn more about adopting a child through the Department of Social Services, go to:http://dss.sd.gov/adoption/
Frequently Asked Questions
- What if my name is on the Central Registry?
- Which tribes in South Dakota license foster homes?
- Is there financial assistance available?
What if my name is on the Central Registry?
What is the Central Registry?
The Central Registry is a computer system that stores private information about parents or other caretakers who have a court finding of child abuse or neglect or a substantiated report of child abuse and neglect found by the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Protection Services.
The Central Registry is not available to the public and it is not a sex offender registry.
What is the purpose of the Central Registry?
The purpose of the Central Registry is to assure safety of children placed in licensed facilities and homes in South Dakota.
After my name has been on the Central Registry, can it be taken off?
South Dakota law allows you to request the removal of you name from the Central Registry after a period of 7 years since the last substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect by the Department, unless your name is on the Central Registry for certain crimes.
To request to have you name removed from the Central Registry send a letter to the following address:
Department of Social Services
Division of Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre SD 57501
Be sure to include the following:
- Information on what is being requested
- Name and Birth Date
- Names and Birth Dates of any children
- A return mailing address
Which tribes in SD license foster homes?
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe(701) 854-3431
Sisseton- Wahpeton Oyate(605) 698-3992
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe(605) 245-2322
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe(605) 997-5055
Oglala Sioux Tribe/ LOWO(605) 867-5752
Rosebud Sioux Tribe/ Sicangu Child and Family Services(605) 856-4855
Is there financial assistance available?
There may be financial and/or medical assistance available to help you be a placement for a child.It is important to discuss your financial needs and the needs of the child(ren) with the agency who has placement responsibilities for the child.The placing agency can discuss the resources available to help support the child’s placement.
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