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Bookmark or Share- How to become a Foster Parent | Foster CareFoster parents must be at least 21 years old, pass background clearances, and be in good physical health. Our most successful foster parents are open-minded, dependable, patient and willing to try different parenting styles for children with different needs.
- How to become a foster parent: What you need to know - TODAYWhat it takes to be a foster parent, how long it takes, what it pays and how it impacts families. What it takes to become a foster parent from a mother of five children who has been...
- Foster Parenting - HealthyChildren.orgWho Is a Foster Parent? There is no single “type” of person who becomes a foster parent. Some foster parents are married couples with their own children. Others are single or divorced people without any children of their own. Some are young adults; others are older adults with adult children who no longer live in the home.
- How (and Why) to Become a Foster Parent - The New York TimesBy Benjamin J. Dueholm. April 18, 2020. This guide was originally published on Oct. 2, 2019 in NYT Parenting. When my wife and I looked into becoming licensed foster parents almost 10 years ago,...
- Foster Care | National Foster Parent AssociationA foster parent is a person who cares for children/youth who are not in their custody, children and youth who have entered the foster care system. Foster parents care about children and are willing and able to provide care and nurturing for the duration of the child’s stay in foster care.
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