Why Do Foster Parents Need A Permanent Home

More kids in the United States need a special place to stay until they find a permanent place to live. Therefore foster parents need the appropriate training and in order for that to happen. The U.S has programs available to prepare the parents for many situations involving the child. The U.S needs more parents to adopt kids who may need a permanent home. What do Foster parents even do? Foster parents provide a nurturing, stable home for a child, until they can return to their birth family or are placed in a permanent adoptive home.

The State of Ohio has a mandatory program which future foster parents must attend. The point of this program is to instruct prospective foster families on basic knowledge about foster care and adoption. This includes: The child's behavior, age, disability, home life,etc. It also increases the understanding of
Male: 7,618 and Female: 7,736 in those systems. There are more older kids in the system rather than the younger ones and babies included. That is a lot! In 2010, there were a total of 7,157 foster care homes in Michigan.

Tennessee has a training program called PATH. Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness. Well what does that have to do with foster care you ask? Path helps to have homes so kids do not become homeless and have a good place to stay temporarily. It helps the families in need with rent, utilities and other needs that will assist the child. (Department of TN)

State of Texas has a PRIDE program as well. It covers topics like child attachment issues, loss and grief, discipline, abuse, behavior intervention, etc. ( DFPS) In 2015, Texas had 17,151 children removed from their homes. Where do they go? They go to a foster home or car system. 23% of those kids are babies aging between 0 and 2 years old. 15% are ages 3-5. 18% are children ages from 6-9. The list goes on and on. (Pathways