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ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION:The Willie Mae Sales-Griffin Family Resource Center, Inc. has an open admissions policy its programs are open to all children without regard to their race, color, sex, or national origin. Furthermore, WMSG accepts children with handicapping conditions if their needs can be reasonable accommodated. WMSG serves children both male and female between the ages of 0-21.
Eligibility is unrestricted, and each placement is considered on an individual basis. Should the specifics of the case warrant, and the available, willing, specifically trained, and experienced foster family exist, and appropriate support interventions are committed to serve the children or youth WMSG will discuss placement options for any child’s case presented. However, WMSG reserves the right to reject those children for whom no adequate home situation exists. WMSG will only place children whose known needs can be met by WMSG based on the preplacement assessment, planning and room, board, and watchful oversight capacity.
WMSG will not accept referrals if placement services for children whose needs for room, board and watchful oversight cannot be met based upon the child's physical, educational, or emotional needs. WMSG does not accept private placements. All placements are funded through the Georgia Department of Human Services, based on the child’s assigned RBWO rate.


Children referred to our program are assigned an WMSG foster care case manager to provide case management services and assist in providing stability in the foster home. The assigned case manager will visit with the child and foster parents bi-monthly, both in the foster home and in the community. The case manager will also help the foster parent advocate for the child's needs to lead a successful life. Children placed in foster care can be a short or long-term placement, to be discussed with WMSG Foster Care Case Manager as well as the DFCS Case Manager. Foster Parents in this program receive training and support so they can actively participate in the planning and implementation of therapeutic interventions for their foster children. Monthly training and support groups are provided by WMSG including topics such as attachment, trauma, behavioral modification, cultural diversity, and mandated reporting.


Our Foster Care program begins with an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) for each child. We take time to understand each child’s past and goals for the future. From there, we work with referring case managers, family members and guardians to develop services that meet their unique needs.


The Willie Mae Sales-Griffin Family Resource Center, Inc. sister agency Smith Transitional and Rehabilitation Services, Inc, has a contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities (DBHDD) as a Medicaid Provider and with Amerigroup as a Contractor. STARS is also approved to provide Trauma Assessments and are certified Family Team Meeting Trainers. We also partner with other approved DHS and DBHDD provider in the community.



The Willie Mae Sales-Griffin Family Resource Center, Inc. is a therapeutic foster care agency that works with children who may display one or more of the following characteristics:

Intellectual Functioning

  • Above Average
  • Average
  • Slow learner/borderline
  • Moderate/mental retardation

Physical Characteristics

  • No Physical impairment
  • Moderate Impairment

Emotional Functioning

  • No emotional problems
  • Moderate problems
  • Severe problems

Characteristics/ Behaviors

  • ADHD
  • Aggression
  • Argumentative
  • Attachment disorder
  • Bedwetting
  • Bipolar
  • Defiant
  • Depression
  • Destructive to objects
  • Exposed to violence
  • History of Runaway
  • Hoards food
  • Lying
  • Manipulating
  • Poor appetite
  • Poor hygiene
  • Poor self-image
  • Problems at school
  • Profanity
  • Seductive
  • Self-destructive behavior
  • Sexual perpetrator with history of treatment and no offenses within the last year from the date of admission
  • Sexually active
  • Sexually acts out, history of sexually offensive behaviors with treatment
  • Smokes cigarettes
  • Stealing
  • Stool smearing
  • Substance Use with history of treatment and has not tested positive within the last 45 days of admission
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Tantrums
  • Truancy
  • Victim of sexual abuse, sexual trafficking
  • Withdrawn





TYPES OF FOSTER HOMES:

  • Emergency Placement Family Foster Homes-Foster Home accepts children and youth for placement 24-hours a day, 7 days per week, placement up to 72 hours.
  • Respite Family Foster Homes-Foster Home accepts children and youth for temporary care while foster parent is on vacation, break or requests a quarterly break.
  • 28-Day Assessment Foster Homes-Foster Home accepts children and youth who are new to care or classified as hard to place for a period of 28 days. During this time, the foster parent will be responsible for ensuring that the child/youth participate in all appointments, assessments and follow-up or recommended care.
  • Traditional Family Foster Homes-Foster Home accepts children and youth classified at BWO or low-level care.
  • Therapeutic Family Foster Homes-Foster Homes that accept children and youth with high-risk behaviors and emotional problems, classified as AWO or MWO.


To make a referral,

please call our office at 770-742-0646

or

send a fax to 678-604-7951.