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My wife and I are licensed foster parents here in Kentucky and I would encourage you to look into the program in your state. The classes you need to take are free of charge and are very informative. As proudmommyof2 pointed out, it is not for the faint of heart. You have to expect that the child will be taken from the home and placed back with parents/grandparents/etc. These children need love and a home desperately.
While my wife and I have not fostered a child yet (we just completed our Russian adoption and didn't want another child into our home quite so quickly) we will likely get a call after the 1st of the year as we requested.
As far as not getting a child under age 6, if you are only looking to adopt through the foster system, this is correct. If you are willing to foster, you can easily get a child under age 6 and if the birth mom/dad lose or self-terminate parental rights, the foster parent has 1st choice in the adoption.
We recently had our quarterly meeting with our social worker (for foster care) and she asked if we had been called the day before. They were trying to find a home for a 1-day old child!!! Yes, 1-day old. Typically when they are removed that early it is because either the mother or child (or both) tested positive for drugs, or the mother has already had rights terminated for a previous child.
I would strongly encourage you to check out the foster classes in your area. The most you are out is some time. And there is some great information about all adopted children in these classes, it really helped me out during the completion of my adoption!
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