Children in foster care are like all other children in many ways. There are boys and girls, single children and siblings. They range in age from infants to teenagers. Children in foster care come from varied backgrounds and different family situations, but all are in foster care because, for some reason, their parents are unable to care for them. Foster care is a temporary situation.
Most children eventually return home to their birth parents.
When the children are not able to reunite with their birth parents, adoption by the foster family or another family is the goal. Foster parenting provides a safe, loving, and nurturing temporary home for children in foster care. As a foster parent, you will become a member of a team that is working to assure the well being of the child. The team consists of the child, the child's family, the agency caseworker, the foster family, and the Family Court. During your homestudy and training, you will learn a lot about whether or not foster parenting is right for you.