Being a foster parent requires a little more planning and coordination when taking vacation or parental leave (if you qualify) from your employment. You don’t get nine months to plan towards their arrival and you can’t always predict when they…
Continue readingWhen a friend or family member becomes a foster parent it can be really exciting! But it’s also a time when their life is being turned upside down. You want to help but you don’t want to intrude. Anytime Gifts…
Continue readingDepending on the situation, your foster child may have visits with their biological parents or family members. In some cases, they might have visits multiple times a week. In other cases, it might be an occasional phone call with a…
Continue readingMoving into a stranger’s house is a very tough adjustment for a kid to process. This might be the first time they have lived with anyone other than their parents or it could be the 8th house they have lived…
Continue readingAs part of your foster parent approval process, you’ll likely fill out a lengthy document outlining what type of children you feel most equipped to parent. You’ll cover things like age, number of siblings, race, gender, behavioral challenges, medical problems,…
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