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Collaborative Foster Care
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Qualifications
A Foster or Adoptive Parent Must Be
At least 21 years of age (7.708.22)
A U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident of the U.S. or lawfully present in the U.S.
Able to support your existing family and foster youth with stable income (7.708.21i)
Healthy enough to care for youth
A Foster Family Will
Support efforts made to reunify youth with their family
Work closely with the youth’s family
Transport youth to visitation with their family (often more than 1 time per week)
An Adoptive Family Will
Support ongoing connections with youth’s family or significant others
Commit to their adopted youth forever
All Families Will
Provide a safe, stable, caring home free from abuse and neglect
Understand that youth have experienced trauma, grief, and loss
Learn special skills and have a flexible parenting style to meet the youth’s specific needs
Utilize non-physical forms of discipline
Support ongoing connection with youth's family or significant others
Work as a team with professionals and the child's family
Meet the child's day-to-day and special needs
Nurture and guide the child's development
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