Apply Today to be a Classroom Foster Grandparent
Although people of varying skills and education are needed as classroom foster grandparents, to apply you must be:
- Retired and age 55 or older.
- Enjoy working with children.
- Willing and able to maintain a work schedule of 15 to 40 hours a week.
- Have an income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Apply Today to be a Classroom Foster Grandparent
Although people of varying skills and education are needed as classroom foster grandparents, to apply you must be:
- Retired and age 55 or older.
- Enjoy working with children.
- Willing and able to maintain a work schedule of 15 to 40 hours a week.
- Have an income less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
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Application Process
There are several, easy steps in the process to become a classroom foster grandparent:
1. Submit an application. Download and print this application, then complete, sign it, and fax or email it to:
Foster Grandparent Program at Catholic Charities
St. Joseph Pastoral Center
437 N. Topeka St.
Wichita, KS 67202-2413
Fax: (316) 202-0629
2. Consent to a background check regarding child abuse/neglect and other criminal offenses.
3. If approved, attend required training which is paid.
Application Process
There are several, easy steps in the process to become a classroom foster grandparent:
1. Submit an application. Download and print this application, then complete, sign it, and fax or email it to:
Foster Grandparent Program at Catholic Charities
St. Joseph Pastoral Center
437 N. Topeka St.
Wichita, KS 67202-2413
Fax: (316) 202 0629
2. Consent to a background check regarding child abuse/neglect and other criminal offenses.
3. If approved, attend required training which is paid.
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Phone Numbers
Director: Mackenzie Mace
(316) 264-8344, ext. 1211
Fax: 316-202-0629
Toll-Free: 866-839-4327
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St. Joseph Pastoral Center
437 North Topeka st.
Wichita. KS 67202-2431
(316) 264-8344
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita is a 501(c)(3). All gifts are tax-deductible.
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316-264-8344 ext. 1262
giving@CatholicCharitiesWichita.org
Wichita Diocese
The Wichita Diocese covers 20,021 square miles and includes 25 counties in the southeast corner of the state. It is home to over 114,000 Catholics in 90 parishes.