Connecticut

Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
860-550-6300
june.wiehn@po.state.ct.us
1-888-KID-HERO

State website http://www.ct.gov/dcf/cwp/view.asp?a=2561&q=314312
Photolisting http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/ct/index.aspx

Foster home regulations- http://www.dir.ct.gov/dcf/regslaws/Regulations/REGS17a-145-130.htm

Medical Assistance- http://www.ctmedicalprogram.com/

ICPC
Division of Foster Care and Adoption Services
Department of Children & Family Services
505 Hudson Street 10th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
860-550-6469

WIC- Barbara Metcalf Walsh, Director
410 Capitol Avenue MS #11WIC
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
toll-free in-state: 1-800-741-2142
email: barbara.walsh@po.state.ct.us
website: http://www.dph.state.ct.us/BCH/WIC1/index.htm

You must wait a minimum of 6 months before petitioning for adoption.

Connecticut is:
Basic rates

Age	Rate
0-5	$24.21 per diem
6-11	$24.63 per diem
12+	$26.89 per diem
Specialized rates	If a child is "medically fragile," s/he may receive $1,300 per month ($44.38 per diem). If a child is placed in a therapeutic foster home, s/he may receive up to the monthly board/care rate as a subsidy rate

Credits: Kelly L. Killian