I wanted to start a post regarding foster care and adoption. I am a single mom who adopted through foster care. I have two beautiful children ages 6 & 10. There are always so many questions about foster care when I speak to people about my adoption journey. Many people are interested and have heard horror stories and don’t explore any further. Every state operates a little differently, but the basics are very similar. There are approximately 400,000 kids in the foster care system nation wide. (Ifoster.org) Many of those children are “freed”, meaning legally available for adoption. For a child to be adopted the birth parents’ legal rights have to be terminated one way or another. Families interested in adopting will have to go through training, have a home study completed and have their home certified.
if your interested in discussing foster care and adoption, let’s create a forum and do just that. I would love to hear the experiences of others, answer some questions and share resources and tips.