REQUIREMENTS FOR BECOMING A FOSTER PARENT!

In this video I go through all the requirements of becoming a foster parent! We have been fostering for over 7 years now and it has totally changed our lives! I hope that this information is helpful for all seeking to become foster parents!

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[MaryAngelese]

Im 19 and wanting to look into fostering and adoption when I’m ready for kids. This video was super helpful, thank you!

[birdieculture]

The more I watch these videos, the more respect I have for foster parents. Anyone can become a parent, just make a baby and that's it, but to be a FOSTER parent is different. The kids are not even yours but u care for them while living up to all these standards.

[glenrhoten]

I want to say Thank You. At 6 mon I was finally taken away feom my biological "parents" and placed in foster care for 3 ½ years. I was a challenge. Even with my forever Family at age 4 the struggle continued. I ended up in CYA for 5 years.
But if it werent for people like you I would be in Prison or dead. For all Foster Families, never give up. Every lesson may not be crystallized, but it is internalized. When they decide to change, it will all come back to them. Thank You for being Amazing.

[Thefaddie]

That's strange that they have all of those checks, yet foster kids are placed with abusive money hungry people.

[ElizabethaBlades]

Thank you for this video! I’m 25 and interested in fostering. I’ve always wanted to adopt rather than have my own children ❤️

[remindyouofwho]

I saw a video about a 2 year old baby that died because she was left in her swing with no food, no diaper changes, and no one listened to her cries. I immediate started looking into foster care after that. I don’t care about the money. I just want to make a difference in SOME child SOME where’s life.

[ambrowns]

No water check in Virginia....we can still enjoy our warm showers ;)

[illlable]

I'll be moving to Vegas in May. I've always wanted to foster children. It's a wonderful thing to share your love with children who needs it.

[Caligrlknits]

Thank you for the information. You answered our question about age we are in our seventies and didn't want to be embarrassed if we applied and they had to reject us.

[EmilyHoot]

i really want to foster and/or adopt, but i need stable income & housing first. i could have been so much closer to this by now if covid hadn't messed up everything!! frustrated but in the meantime i'll try and find ways to help kids thru volunteer work. thank you for your informative videos, you seem really down to earth and genuinely invested in what's best for the kids!! it makes fostering feel much more achievable to hear you lay down the facts. hopefully i can start building my family/home soon too 😊

[truncinesaulsberry]

I'm in North Dakota I just got the approval to move forward.

[inhuman_human]

I’m a 17 year old boy. Would it be weird to foster alone when I get into the age requirement?

[SunnyRain]

Thank you for your video. You seem like a really cool foster mom. Thank you for doing that for the kids.

[nnzulu]

24 and my mom was a social worker growing up and I always wanted to be a foster parent growing up

[acidicdream]

jokes on you I haven’t had an hot shower in 3 years😂😂 great video

[angieraymond]

Your videos are awesome. Please keep it up!. So much valuable info in each video!. Thank you so much for sharing😊

[RaechelDesertQueen-eiip]

Love this Bless you guys and ignore the ignorant statements

[chrystalnewton]

Yep, sounds like what we had to go through here in Michigan 😃
Thanks!

[seanmarshall]

Thank you for this Winter.. I am in the process to become a Foster Dad/ ForeverFather later this month through the NYC LGBTQ+ Admin for Childrens Services... and this video is very helpful! ESP the component around Light Covers, locking up Meds/ Vitamins and Background Checks.

[GregoryHipps]

Hi Winter! I’m just getting my toes wet here and information gathering and something you said jumped out at me. You briefly mentioned that your costs would be reimbursed (number four, I believe). Could you expound on that a bit? Thanks for the info!