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FOSTER PARENTS
I would like to talk about my experience as a foster parent. My husband, Billy, and I were foster parents to 13 children over a 6-year period. ... Aside from regular medical check ups, we had appointments with DFCS social workers and visits with his birth parents and siblings. (Twice a week, we would call his mother so that she could talk to him – I am a firm believer that as foster parents, every effort should be made to keep the bond of family. ... But guess what, there was no break in our stride as parents. ... When we decided to foster children, we went into it with the knowledge and understanding that it was temporary until reunification with their birth parents or adoption by another family. ... But the end results for the child, foster parents and birth family are enormous.
I am here today to inform you about foster parenting.
Many of us here today have been raised either in a family with 1 or 2 parents, or by a relative. ... Foster Care as a Service to Birth Families
A. Foster care is a temporary resource accompanied by the development of supportive services for birth parents. Although foster care started out as temporary, over the decades, it has become a way of life for many of our children. ... The origin of modern foster family care can be traced to New York City in 1849. ... 1
Foster care was founded on the basis that all children have the right to physical care, emotional nurturing and education. The family foster care program is designed to provide a substitute family experience for a child in a household that has been approved and licensed by the state. ... Children may need foster care for a temporary or extended period of time. The primary goal during foster care is to reunite the child with his or her family.
Approximate Word count = 1528
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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