Foster/adoptive parent training scheduled

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 Aspen Auditorium B on the lower level of the Carson-Tahoe Regional Medical Center, 1600 Medical Parkway in Carson City on three dates in August.

The training dates are:

• Friday, August 10: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, August 11: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sunday, August 12: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

All three classes are required for general foster/adoptive parents. Relative and Fictive Kin applicants need only complete Saturday, August 11.

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.