- Fostering the Future for American Children and Families
When crises prevent such an arrangement, our Nation’s foster care system must be ready to serve children in need Today’s foster care system must be improved in a number of important ways
- Foster parenting - AdoptUSKids
Foster parents play a critical role in helping children heal They show children stability and teach them life lessons that last a lifetime—and potentially affect future generations In the past, the foster parent’s role was often seen as a temporary one
- Getting started - AdoptUSKids
Educating yourself, contacting an agency, and attending an orientation meeting are the first steps toward adopting and or fostering Although it costs little (if anything) to adopt from foster care, the process of becoming an adoptive or foster parent can be time consuming and requires persistence
- How to Become a Foster Parent - California Dept. of Social . . .
There are thousands of children in California's foster care system who require temporary out-of- home care because of neglect, abuse, or exploitation The preferred placement of children who require out-of-home care is with relatives
- Foster Care - TN. gov
Foster care is meant to be a temporary service until the family and in some cases, the child can address the problems that made placement necessary But, when parents cannot, or will not, make their home safe for the child’s return, other permanent options are sought
- Becoming a Foster Parent | National Foster Parent Association
In foster care, the children are provided with a safe, nurturing, loving family for a temporary period of time There are many types of foster care, including traditional care, emergency shelter care, medical therapeutic care, relative kinship care, respite short-term care and tribal care
- Become a Foster Parent - Foster US Kids
Foster US Kids has compiled a list of each state's public and private foster care and adoption resources and child-placing agencies Click on your state to learn: Caring for children in the foster care system can take many forms
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