MAPLE STAR SERVICES INC.

Licensed in May 2004, Maple Star is an outside placement resource (OPR) that works with a variety of child welfare agencies. Maple Star provides resource-intensive treatment foster care to about 100 children and youth in Ontario each year. The company is family owned and run, initially by Len Rutman and now by his daughter, Jennifer Mittelman. Maple Star's mission is enhancing the lives of individuals in foster care through caring and supportive services. They offer college scholarships to eligible foster children who are crown wards. Maple Star's team of case workers are all graduate social workers from accredited universities, many of whom have studied at the Master’s level. The company provides a higher level of support to deal with those with more complex needs.