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Let me second what straightblues said about getting as much information as possible. Often in my experience as a guardian ad litem I have seen kids placed in a foster home where the foster parents are given very little information about the children's background, why they were removed, etc. Find out as much as you can. If there is no father, find out what is being done to locate him. Sometimes a case drags on because, even after a mother has failed to complete a case plan, a father surfaces at the last moment. Ask what is being done to locate relatives. Sometimes relatives are not contacted until the child has been in care for several months. If that is the situation, at least you will be prepared. The reality in many states is that you dramatically increase your chances of adopting through the state if you are willing to foster. Only you know if you can accept the risk, but it may be worth it in the long run, and it will definitely be worth it for the children you foster if you can give them stability and real affection for the time they are with you.
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