There are some general misconceptions surrounding who can foster parent a child. Almost anyone who has a desire and the capacity to help care for a child can become a foster parent. The requirements are not as strict as you might imagine, but there are rules and policies foster parents must follow in order to …
An interview with foster parent LaVeda Chapell LaVeda Chapell is a foster parent with SAFY of Nevada. One thing that makes her extraordinary is her desire to care for one of our most difficult to place populations — teen girls. She has had tremendous success over her 10 years of parenting in the foster care …
“I’m happy to see them become successful young adults. Whether they return home or become a permanent placement in the home or they become an adoption, to me it’s just not about me. It’s about the work I can instill into these children and to be able to have them maintain a solid foundation for …
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