I am a 24 year old female. I do not plan to have kids naturally... and have felt this way for a very long time. My feelings of this have grown deeper throughout these past few months. My mom was a foster child, along with her five brothers/sister. She was thankful and respectful for everything that came her way. I am hard working (from home) and have secure funds in the bank, and live in a safe neighborhood. I would someday soon like to have a "FOSTER CHILD" in my home. How does it work? Do I get to pick an age of a child that would work out better for me? Gender? How does the timing work? Is it for two weeks, six months, a year? Could we make a permanent stay of this if all works well? ALSO, do you have any advise regarding Foster Care? I know that my mother and her siblings had it very rough in foster care. Except for only ONE women who took them in... She was so kind. But did not last for long. Thanks for your advise and concerns :)
Sandra
2007-10-21 14:43:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
i myself was also in the foster care while i was growing up , all i no to get started you need to contact our local welfare office tell them you are intrested in being a foster parnet and they sould be able to help you out from there because most of the children that are placed in foser homes are already on some type of welfare program , i was in one from the time i was 12 to the time i was 18 then after 18 you are considered an adult and can take care of your self i was only in one bad foster home the other five were really good but let me warn you foster children are really very hard because they have had alot of problems in there real home problaly for a real long time before they are removed from it so they will be hurt , depressed , angry ,and very hard to deal with but they all need love so if you think you can handle all of that then go girl if you think you cant then you might think about adoption
2007-10-21 15:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by misty l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be single, if i remember right. You're old enough, I believe 21 is the limit. You have to take classes and do a home study and be inspected.
Theres no set time, its based on the situation. Some kids only spend a few days or weeks or months in foster care. If all goes well and the child is released from the custody of its parents you can adopt it, its quite common. You do get a say in what sort of child you take in.
Call up your county's childrens cervices number, they will be able to help you from there.
2007-10-21 14:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is different in many states. In my state you do not get to pick what child, and they move children around as frequent as every 2 months. Yes, if you want to adopt the child you are allowed, but you are not allowed to keep the child labeled as a "foster" permently. As far as tips, treat the child like she/he should be. I knew someone that was a foster hcild until she was 13. I happened to know her then. None of her foster parents ever bothered to tell her about her period, get her a bra, get her a razor, get her deoderant. I ended up telling my mom and she bought her lots of stuff, always came over, and she even had "the talk" with her. Make sure you are able to do this with the child. Hope it all works out.
2007-10-21 14:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister in simple terms have been given a three three hundred and sixty 5 days previous little female to foster, final week. She is from the Apache Tribe. many times they do no longer look to be allowed to bypass away the Reservation. they are to be placed with a relatives on that reservation. yet i assume desperate cases, call for desperate measures. There are no families prepared or in a position on the Reservation to take them. they at the instant are allowing human beings in different cities, to take them in. My sister is a hair cloth wardrobe, and she or he would not truly make that plenty funds. i became into very much shocked that she became into even allowed to foster a newborn. don't get me incorrect, she is a superb individual.She is unmarried, loving and has been the excellent Aunt my Grand babies ought to ever have. I in simple terms theory it would be extra stable to foster a newborn, then it became into. All my sister had to do became into take a pair of instructions and CPR. She introduced her domicile for 2 weekends in a row, then she got here for stable. My sister has no babies of her very own, the two.
2016-12-15 05:52:04 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, start with checking out this website:
ttp://www.cwla.org/programs/fostercare/factsheet.htm
and then go from there. All you need to do is a little research. Just google "foster care facts"
2007-10-21 14:54:07 · answer #5 · answered by silemuirne 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋