On October 5th and 6th, Dr. DeGarmo, a leading national expert on fostering and foster care issues, will be the featured speaker at Mountain Circle's "Strengthening the Relationship Between Social Workers and Resource Parents" workshop in Reno. As a primer for the free event, Dr. DeGarmo graciously agreed to participate in this Q&A. We've compiled [...]
September 24, 2018 Foster care is in crisis in Nevada, and across the nation, as the number of children placed into foster care in the state, due much in part to the opioid epidemic that is strangling Nevada families. Along with this, the horrors of human trafficking also continue to challenge Nevada's foster care system, as [...]
Mountain Circle Family Services, a foster care agency serving Northern Nevada and California, is excited to host a two-day workshop on October 5th and 6th featuring Dr. John Degarmo! Thanks to the generosity of the Terry Lee Wells Foundation, this training is completely free to Social Workers, Foster/Resource Families, and to individuals interested in providing [...]
Mountain Circle Family Services is a private, non-profit foster family agency serving Northern California and Northern Nevada. Since 1985, our trained staff have provided support and advocacy to over 3,500 foster care children and youth! Come join a team that is making a difference every day in your community! Our mission: Mountain Circle Family Services is [...]
Did you know that Mountain Circle is not just a foster care agency? We offer outpatient services to not only the children we serve, but to anyone in the community who has Medicaid! Psychosocial Rehab, also known as PSR, is one of the services we provide to youth and young adults. An assigned PSR [...]
Mountain Circle Family Services is a foster care agency serving Northern Nevada and our mission includes connecting local families with resources in the community. With spring break right around the corner, what resource is more valuable than family fun?? . . We did some investigating and found a lot of great ideas of things to do [...]
There are many teens in our community needing foster homes, and Mountain Circle Family Services is always looking for families who can provide quality care to this age group. . . Many teens in foster care have little to no positive supports in their lives and are in need of foster parents who can be [...]
Come Join Us! Mountain Circle's Reno Office Is Celebrating A New And Improved Location! Stop by our open house this Friday for lunch and a tour~ . . Light, bright, and welcoming: Mountain Circle is so excited to be in a brand new (but closeby) location: 4600 Kietzke Lane Suite H-182 Reno, Nevada 89502 This [...]
Mountain Circle is a non-profit specialized foster care agency serving children in Reno, Sparks, and the surrounding areas of Northern Nevada...We are hiring PSR Workers to assist clients in gaining and utilizing skills such as behavior management, social competency, problem identification and resolution, effective communication and moral reasoning.. Mountain Circle's Annual Ski Trip For [...]
Welcome to Mountain Circle's Treatment-Level Foster Care Office in Northern Nevada (Reno)! Please tell us a little more about yourself, and why you're joining the team at Mountain Circle! My name is Megan Hildebrand, I was born and raised in Reno, Nevada. I have a Bachelors' degree in human services from the University of Phoenix [...]
