Kids, like adults, can be depressed, anxious, fearful, and angry. Some have medical or developmental problems. Many have delayed social skills or special school needs. You'll work closely with social services, the school, therapists and other professionals, and, in many cases, with the child's extended family. Most kids who go into foster care are quickly reunited with their parents or extended family.
Some foster families specialize in working with short-term cases.
Other families prefer long-term foster care, or may be interested only in adoption. We often don't know at the time of a placement how long it will be. Whenever possible, we try to keep siblings together. They are often each other's best support. Some are single adults, some are two, with kids or no kids of their own.