Applicants sometimes have a long-term adoption goal in mind. Still others provide foster parents weekend respite. State-licensed foster parents receive 30 hours of training each year. Meanwhile, Foster Care Resources provides continuous support. Professionals are on-call 24 hours a day.
Children receive psychiatric and physical evaluations.
Foster parents get together once a month. Foster Care Resources also arranges respite so foster parents can get away once a month. Good foster parents know how to nurture while setting boundaries, she said, adding that most kids in state child welfare systems typically need a tremendous amount of attention along with a solid dose of structure and consistency. Few people have that skill.