Saint Francis Community Services (a provider of foster care, adoption, and family preservation services) will offer a free, 10 week course, Partnering for Safety and Permanence – Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (PS-MAPP), for individuals interested in becoming foster parents. The course begins September 8th and will be held every Thursday for 10 weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Saint Francis Community Service office, 217 E. 32nd Street, Hays, KS.

To register for the free PS-MAPP foster parent training course or to learn more about becoming part of a professional team caring for Kansas children through foster care, call Saint Francis Community Services at 785-476-8501 or visit www.st-francis.org.