[41deacon]

Finally my Wife and I are scheduled for the walk through and Home interview. It took a little over a month to get to this point. June 2nd is the date. Can anyone tell me what to expect? We live in New Jersey and are in the Fost/Adopt program. We are hoping to get a Infant African American Boy. Who has been through this stage and what do they actually do?

[Suzy]

Don't stress out too much about your walk through. They are primarily looking to see that you have taken the general safety precautions that anyone would take in childproofing their home. They have goofy things on their check-off list, like running water and working toilets, so if that tells you anything. My dh and I went a little crazy getting ready for our walk through and I was actually disappointed that the worker didn't open any cupboards and see how nice and tidy they were! LOL!

Blessings,

[emeraldlover]

I was suprised too. The social worker walked through the house. Checked the bedroom where the child would be, made sure we had working smoke detectors on every level, etc. What I thought was a bit stupid was that we have firearms - my husband hunts and shoots for sport. The only question the sw asked was if they were locked in cabinet or had trigger locks. We said yes - NEVER once did they ask to see where or anything.

What if we lied? I mean give me a break. Here you are taking in a special needs child or any child for that matter, and you know there are firearms, but you don't check to see if the child could have access to them.

My advice - Don't sweat it.

Best of luck to you.

Melissa