Foster Care by MattLopez https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx Foster Care In Illinois By Matthew Lopez en-us 2016-04-19 19:15:32 UTC 2016-04-20 17:55:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Who Can Be a Foster Parent? mlopez67016 https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx/wish/106635460 You must be at least 21 years old to become a foster parent]]> 2016-04-19 19:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx/wish/106635460 What Are The Requirements To Be a Foster Parent? mlopez67016 https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx/wish/106635936 Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, have sufficient income to meet their own basic needs, and be in good physical, emotional and mental health. A Foster/Adoptive parent can be single, married, divorced, or widowed.
Foster/Adoptive parent applicants must be committed to provide the child with positive forms of discipline and cannot use physical punishment of any kind.]]> 2016-04-19 19:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx/wish/106635936 What does the state provide to foster parents when they are placed with a child? mlopez67016 https://padlet.com/mlopez67016/p9idshe1k2kx/wish/106639131  The board rate is intended to help with clothing, food, personal hygiene products, a personal allowance for the child and gifts for the child for occasions like birthdays. Foster/Adoptive parents are not paid. The board rate is for the child’s needs. The agency provides for the medical needs of each child, therapy expenses, and evaluations. The child’s worker or supervisor is available to address problems 24-hours a day.
Financial assistance may be available for families adopting children with special needs because of age, race, handicap, intellectual, emotional or medical problems, or for members of a sibling group who are adopted together.
A few support services include in-service training, frequent contacts from the Home Development Worker, reimbursement for mileage to required activities, and membership in a local Foster/Adoptive Association.

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