Subcategories

• Bedroom Sharing Arrangements

  The capacity of the home may not exceed six, including adopted, biological, and guardianship children, and children of a minor...

  May 22nd, 2020 714 views 0 likes
• Child and Family Team

  “Child and family team" means a group of individuals who are convened by the placing agency (i.e. county) and who are...

  May 22nd, 2020 806 views 0 likes
• Phones

  Unless prohibited by the Court, children are allowed to call and receive calls from their families. Discuss with the social...

  May 22nd, 2020 964 views 0 likes
• Trauma

  Foster parents are called to provide care for children who have had an Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). Children who have...

  May 22nd, 2020 674 views 0 likes
• Allowance

  Foster parents are required to give a "cash allowance" to children in foster care. This allowance ranges from $20 to...

  May 22nd, 2020 2382 views 4 likes
• Court Procedures

  With rare exceptions, children placed in foster care are either Dependents or Wards of the court.  A Dependent child is...

  May 22nd, 2020 795 views 1 likes
• Placements

  The agency makes every attempt to provide resource parents information about a potential child in advance of placement. In most...

  May 22nd, 2020 702 views 0 likes
• Jobs

  All children are encouraged to work, and those over age sixteen (16) will be expected to work during summer vacation....

  May 22nd, 2020 767 views 0 likes
• Grooming

  Foster parent must obtain authorization to cut the child's hair and piercings. Always! You need to check with your family...

  May 22nd, 2020 773 views 0 likes
• Photo Album

  Most of our children come to the foster family agency with very few pictures of themselves or items such as...

  May 22nd, 2020 736 views 0 likes
• Foster and birth children

  It is important that the foster children and birth children be treated as similarly as possible.  For example, if your...

  May 22nd, 2020 718 views 0 likes
• Clothing Allowance

  Foster parents should do everything possible to ensure that foster children be dressed neatly and so that they look good and...

  May 22nd, 2020 1420 views 1 likes
• Unauthorized Items

  Foster parents are always to ensure the safety of the children in care. The following are items which foster children...

  May 22nd, 2020 714 views 0 likes
• Drivers License

  Foster children may have a driver’s license under some circumstances.  The basic guidelines are as follows: The teen must have...

  May 22nd, 2020 727 views 0 likes
• House Rules

  It is our expectation that foster parents will set and enforce reasonable rules for the protection of the foster child...

  May 22nd, 2020 2070 views 0 likes
• Celebrations

  Foster parents need to ensure that children special days are recognized, this includes birthday and holiday celebration.   We encourage...

  May 22nd, 2020 649 views 0 likes
• Record Keeping

  Foster parents ensure that information for the child(ren) in their care is available. Record keeping also includes monthly reports that...

  May 22nd, 2020 684 views 0 likes
• Concurrent Planing

  Foster care regulations requires that all children age five (5) and under be placed when they first enter foster care...

  May 22nd, 2020 657 views 0 likes
• AWOL

  Adolescents who leave foster care without permission may encounter dangerous situations and place burdens on many government agencies, including child...

  May 22nd, 2020 1252 views 1 likes