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Originally Posted By Roshon

Is it hard becoming a foster parent,and how
old do you have to be.

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Originally Posted By Sandra in LA

It is time consuming and your life is an open book, other than that it is not hard. There is an FBI check that can take a couple of months and a questionnaire. While all that is going on you attend 1 easy class, on evenings or weekends 4 times total, and you get CPR and MTM certified (which is easy). The PARENTING is the hard part! LOL

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Originally Posted By Darlene

What is MTM certified?

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Originally Posted By Carolena Barrett

Hello. My name is Carolena I my husband and I are interested in being foster parents. We are in the proces of getting a home, with plenty of room for children. We have two of our own, 2 girls. We don't quite know where to get started, who to call, so if you have any information for us it would be great. We live in Connecticut.
Carolena Barrett

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Originally Posted By Jamie Hampton

My husband and I have considered becoming foster parents, but we would like to know the qualifications you have to have to become foster parents, if you could help with this information we would appreciate it very much. Thank you! Jamie

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Originally Posted By Barb

Usually, at least one of you must be employed fulltime. You'll have to take classes (27 hrs in MD), do a homestudy, have space in your home (foster children usually have to have their own bed), have a physical, and have both local and national criminal background checks (they fingerprint you and run it through the database). We've been foster parents for 2 1/2 yrs and have had 9 children placed with us. At one point we had 5: 1yr, 2yrs, 4,5 & 17! It can be heartbreaking at times but is very rewarding.

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Originally Posted By Julie

Hi, I am 24 years old and am in the process of becoming a foster parent. They told me you had to be 21 and that you don't have to be married because I am not. I have a daycare in my home and am anxiously awaiting my first child. Good luck!!

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Originally Posted By Julie

I am just now getting started, and my social worker said the only requirements are to be 21 and to have a lot of patience and love. You will have to have a police background check and all of your shots. And you will also have to take about 2-3 months of classes that are once a week in the evenings. That is how it is in Oklahoma! Good luck!!

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Originally Posted By wanda holden

i am interested in becoming a foster parent. i am 37 and have raised two daughters and am now helping raise my grandson. i would like to have another child in the house. when my oldest daughter moves out i will be alone and lonely because my husband works off during the week. could you send me information on how i could become a foster parent and all of the qualifications that i would need to become a foster parent. thank you so much. sincerely,
wanda

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Originally Posted By Ruth Seeger

E-mail me with info. on becoming a foster Parent @poke241@zWallet.com

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Originally Posted By Birdie

One of the best ways is to look up your states CPS-options. Go on line and type in Foster Care - (your state) and see what that pulls up. We are trying to adopt a baby, but since we don't have thousands to spend, we are going through a agency that works with unwanted children from our state. Now these children are abused, negelcted, abandoned or sexually abused. That was one reason why we personally wanted a baby, we too have two older children( boy,7 and girl,6). We wanted them to be the oldest and we didn't want to risk their safty which you have to consider when getting older kids out of foster care. We went through classes and had extensive back ground checks and we also had to have a homestudy, which took about two weeks to finish. If you have any other questions you can e-mail me at rle411@fbcc.com . I am in TX but I would love to help if you have any more questions. It is also important to have support, when you open your life to agencies whether it's fosteing or adopting, you put yourself out on a line. You need the support of other families who know what it's like and who can relate. Pray about it, God will lead you in the right direction if you seek His will.

Til He Comes....

Birdie

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Originally Posted By To Wanda Holden

Hi!
I would like to ask where are you from?
I am from California (Davis) If you want to write me, my e-mail address is: sharpy102@yahoo.com

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Originally Posted By Felicia Cruz

I'm intersted in fosterparents adoption

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Originally Posted By Kelly Gaudette

I would like information on becoming a foster parent

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Originally Posted By johnelle L white

I Wood like to no how to be a Forster Parent Plase email Ladyjohnelle@yahoo.com