Foster Parenting
Children deserve to live in a safe home.
Foster Parenting is……
- An opportunity… to make a difference in a child’s life
- Caring for a child… who has been abused/neglected until his/her parent(s) can resume the responsibility, or a permanent home can be found.
- A commitment… to help children and their families through a difficult period. A foster parent must be able to provide love and guidance and then let go.
- Learning and developing… The parenting skills needed to meet the unique needs of each child.
- Foster parenting is about… changing lives one child at a time. It is about believing and investing in the future. Children need role models. Children need caring adults who can give them a safe and secure home that will shelter them from the trauma and distress of their young lives.
What Matters
One hundred years from now,
it will not matter what kind of car I drove,
how much money I had in the bank,
nor what my clothes looked like.
But the world may be a little better,
if I was important in the life of a child.