NEW CITY, NY – Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Social Services Joan Silvestri announced that the Department of Social Services will host online foster care information sessions at 11:00 am and 4:00 pm, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.

“Day in and day out we are being reminded of what our new ‘normal’ is becoming. Families find themselves in situations they have never faced before and in some instances, they find themselves doing things they never thought they would have to do,” said Commissioner SIlvestri. “Despite these unprecedented and rapidly changing times, one thing that has not changed is our continued need for new, loving and caring foster homes to help us ensure the safety and well being of some of Rockland’s most vulnerable population, our foster children.”

The Rockland County Department of Social Services continues to recruit new foster parents and will be conducting virtual information sessions for new certifications.

To sign up for a virtual information session please email Rocklandhomefinding@dfa.state.ny.us or call Beatrice Prophete at 845-364-3527. When you contact us, we will guide you through our expedited process and provide you with all the information you will need to get started.

If you are interested in learning more but this upcoming training date isn’t convenient please let us know and we will make arrangements to accommodate you. For general information on our Foster Care program please click on this link County of Rockland, New York : Foster Care.

Interested parties should email us by May 4th at: Rocklandhomefinding@dfa.state.ny.us or can call Beatrice Prophete at 845-364-3527 to sign up.