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Are You Asking Yourself "How Can I Become a Foster Parent?"

If the answer is yes, you’ve already taken the first step, and it’s one of the biggest ones. Becoming a foster parent is not something anyone does lightly. If you’re asking the question, then you have likely already thought long and hard. You’ve probably seen the magnitude of the need, and realized your capacity to help. If that’s the case, we’re ready for you! 

How to Become a Foster Parent

If this is the very first time you’ve wondered how to become a foster parent, then you might want to take a few steps back and start from the beginning. Here’s the process:

  1. Explore this website to learn all you can about what it takes, what it means, and how we can help you become and be a successful foster parent.
  2. Ask us questions. We welcome any and all questions in your pursuit of information to help you decide your next steps. 
  3. Talk to your family and support system. Explore the idea of becoming a foster parent fully and openly. Please don’t skip this step, as it will help you with both the decision and the process.
  4. Think through your goals and your concerns. This will help you utilize all of the support systems we have to offer when the time comes.
  5. Fill out an inquiry form online to receive our information packet and the official application. 
  6. Start taking our training classes so you can get licensed for foster care.
  7. Submit your required documentation and complete your home study with your local Adriel Licensing Specialist
  8. After you’re licensed, keep up with your training to continue learning and maintain your foster care license.
  9. Prepare your home and family so that you’re ready when a foster child is placed with you.
  10. Ask for help any and every time you need it. Keep learning, even when things get hard.
  11. Welcome your foster child or children with open arms. Listen to them. Love them. Support them. Enjoy the process!

 

Join Our Family - Become An Adriel Foster Parent Today!

Thousands of Ohio’s children are in the foster care system. Will you open your heart and your home to a child in need?

Adriel Foster Parents receive:

  • 24/7 support from licensed social workers
  • Consultants that provide support, guidance and advocacy
  • Comprehensive training in an evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment model
  • Paid training
  • Competitive daily per diem for care
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Access to paid respite days
  • Connection to other foster families
  • Faith-based services and support
  • Adriel can dually-license families for foster care and adoption concurrently. Adriel can also license families who are just interested in providing short-term respite services for families in the community and Adriel foster families.

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