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Waiting Children

Foster Care and Adoption Basics

By National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

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  • Provide relative and non-relative references.
  • Agree to a home study, which includes visits with all household members.
  • Allow staff to complete a criminal history background check (in most states) and an abuse/neglect check on all adults in the household.
  • Attend free training to learn about issues of abused and neglected children. This training provides an opportunity for the family and DSS to assess whether foster care or adoption is best for the family. The family may withdraw from the meetings at any time. There is no charge for the meetings. Foster/adoptive parents generally train together.

    • In addition to the basic requirements, states will have health and safety, as well as training, requirements with which foster families must comply. Prospective foster parents should check with the local DSS office to learn more about required training and other requirements.

    Reimbursements and Subsidies
    The monthly reimbursement provided to foster families is a combination of federal, state or county funds. It is for childcare-related costs such as food, clothing, recreation, transportation and housing costs. In extraordinary circumstances, special rates may be reimbursed to foster families who care for children with exceptional needs, as in the case of medical needs that require providing a child with specialized care, food, clothing or equipment.

    Adoption subsidies are available to adoptive families to help cover the costs of special services needed by children, such as therapy, counseling, extraordinary corrective dental treatment or medical care and supplies. In some cases, such as the adoption of a sibling group through DSS, a subsidy may help with the costs of children's food, clothing, shelter and childcare needs. The level of assistance is based on the child's needs and availability of resources to meet those needs.


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