Becoming a Foster Parent

Foster a Brighter Future

 

Foster parents are everyday heroes who give children in crisis a safe, temporary home and much-needed love. They nurture children in need into happy, healthy and self-confident individuals. Foster children have unique needs, including life experiences that may negatively affect their interactions within the foster family and at school. These children need someone who will never give up; someone to teach them how to love and respect others and themselves.

Won’t you be that person?

 

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  Check out this video on fostering!

 

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Top 10 Reasons To Consider Becoming A Foster Parent

  1. Children deserve the opportunity to enjoy their childhood
  2. Children have a right to a safe home with a loving family
  3. A child will thrive in the nurturing environment you can provide
  4. You have the ability to mentor children AND their families
  5. To give a child a brighter future and help them realize their dreams
  6. To keep children connected to their family, friends and sources of support in their home community
  7. To keep siblings together
  8. To give a child a sense of belonging
  9. The satisfaction of knowing you’ve had a positive impact on a child AND his/her family
    10. To see you and your family grow in ways you never would have imagined

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Kids Central Foster Care 

Our loving parents are respected valued members of the team that’s committed to nurturing the child’s well-being. They are skilled resources for strengthening the family, a bridge to the future and a key to community partnership.

 

FAQs about Becoming a Foster Parent

 

For more information about becoming a foster parent, please contact Joy Foreman, Foster Parent Navigator, at (352) 387-3472 or (352) 598-3392 to register for an upcoming orientation. 

Orientation is held the first Thursday of each month at the DCF Office in Wildwood from 6pm – 8pm.

1601 W. Gulf Atlantic Hwy
Wildwood, FL