Foster/adoptive parent training scheduled in April

The Fernley Reporter

A series of classes are being offered for people who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services will be holding foster/adoptive parent training in the Valley View Room on the third floor of the Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center on three dates in December.

The training dates are:

• Saturday, April 21: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 22: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 29: 9:30a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

All three classes are required for general foster/adoptive parents. Relative and Fictive Kin applicants need only complete Sunday, April 22.

Anyone interested should call Lori Nichols, Foster Care Recruiter, at either (775) 684-1967 or toll-free at 1-888-423-2659 or email her at lnichols@dcfs.nv.gov for more information or to sign up for these classes.