How much do foster families get paid?

Foster families receive a monthly reimbursement based on the child’s Level of Care. Effective July 1, 2024, the base rates are:

• LOC‑1: $1,258 per month
  
  

• LOC‑2: $1,399 per month
  
  

• LOC‑3: $1,543 per month
  
  

• LOC‑4: $1,683 per month
  
  

For the first 90 days with Knotts Family Agency, foster parents receive an extra $50 per month on any LOC placement:

• LOC‑1: $1,308 (first three months)
  
  

• LOC‑2: $1,449 (first three months)
  
  

• LOC‑3: $1,593 (first three months)
  
  

• LOC‑4: $1,733 (first three months)
  
  

Families caring for children in our Intensive Services Foster Care program receive higher rates:

• ISFC‑1: $3,284 base, plus $100 for the first 90 days, totaling $3,384 per month
  
  

Knotts Family Agency has a unique program that is only available here. We call it ISFC-2. In this program, Resource Parents receive a $4,500 base, plus a $1,500 family incentive, totaling $6,000 per month for as long as the child qualifies.

General procedure for payments:

Procedure: The agency shall compensate you for the actual nights a child sleeps in your home. If a child only sleeps in your home for 6 nights out of the month then you will be paid/reimbursed for 6 nights, not 7 days.  Calculation: 6 nights x $30.29 = $181.74 (based on Level of Care Rate 1)

Example: The child arrives May 1^st and leaves May 7^th; you will be paid for the nights the child actually slept in your house (6 nights only; left on the 7^th day).  Even if the child leaves at 9:00 pm on the 7^th you will still only be paid until the 6th. The child must sleep in the bed.