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Foster Care

The Phillips County Department of Human Services is looking for really special people to be foster and adoptive parents. We are also looking for people who want to commit to becoming a respite foster home for short term placements and families to foster older youth in need of a home. You don't have to be a perfect parent to become a foster and/or adoptive parent for Colorado's children. You can change a life forever.

Qualifications
Foster parent applicants must be at least 21 years old. Applicants can be single, married, divorced, or widowed. Applicants can own or rent a home, but should have adequate financial resources to maintain that home. Applicants must be able to provide for a child’s physical, mental, and emotional development.

Process
Contact the foster care coordinator in Phillips County to set up an appointment. The coordinator will help you learn more and guide you through the process when you are ready. There are several straight forward steps to becoming a foster parent:

  • Contact the Phillips County Department of Human Services foster care coordinator
  • Complete and submit an application and all required documents
  • Attend the state-mandated foster parent training class
  • Participate in a comprehensive foster family assessment, performed by the Phillips County foster care coordinator


Visit the co4kids.org website for more information, OR
Contact Foster Care Coordinator Lori Lundgren at lori.lundgren@state.co.us or at 970-854-2280, ext. 101.
 

Accessibility Statement

Phillips County is committed to providing equitable access to our services to all. Our ongoing accessibility effort works towards being in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, level AA criteria. These guidelines not only help make technology accessible to users with sensory, cognitive and mobility disabilities, but ultimately to all users, regardless of ability. Our efforts are just part of a meaningful change in making services inclusive and accessible. We welcome comments on how to improve our technology’s accessibility for users with disabilities and for requests for accommodations on phillipscounty.colorado.gov.

 

References:

  • Colorado Information Security Policies (CISPs)
  • Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
  • C.R.S. 24-85-104, ARTICLE 85. "Information Technology Access For Individuals Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired"
  • HB21-1110 - “Colorado Laws For Persons With Disabilities”
  • SB23-244 - “Updates to Technology Accessibility” - Includes rulemaking abilities in OIT for accessibility
  • Worldwide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level A and AA

 

Accessibility Feedback and Accommodation

 

If you have any questions, need to submit feedback, or need to request reasonable accommodations, please contact us.

 

Email: ap@phillipscounty.co
Phone: (970) 854-3778
In-person: 
                 Phillips County Courthouse - Administration Office
                 221 S. Interocean Ave., Holyoke, CO 80734

 

In order to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please provide as much detail as possible, including: 

  •  - The nature of the accessibility feedback or request
  • - The URL (web address) of the page or pages in question
  • - The specific information sought, and
  • - The individual’s email address or phone number for a response