Eddy_Editorial Booklet_Thinking About Becoming a Foster Parent

The worker from your chosen foster care agency will conduct a home assessment to determine if the home meets safety, space and health standards.

Call one of the Foster Care Agency offices in your area to register as a foster parent. You will complete the Foster Parent Inquiry Form

online or contact Mission WV toll free at 866-CALL-MWV (225-5698). A background check will be conducted.

You will receive extensive training from the Foster Care Agency. You will also attend a pre-service orientation- This training discusses the responsibilities and details of becoming an adoptive or foster parent.

Notification of approval- After completion of the assessment the family will be notified whether their home has been approved for adoptive or foster children. After approval the information will remain in the West Virginia Adoption Resource Network Family Register for six months.

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Eddy_Editorial Booklet_Thinking About Becoming a Foster Parent

Published on Nov 12, 2020

Moon Kang

The goal of this booklet is to educate the reader about the process of becoming a foster parent and its benefits to both the child and the foster parent. The inclusion of images that depict families with their foster children, while representing a variety of races and ages, reminds viewers that almost anyone can become a foster parent if they are willing and committed to making a difference in the life of a child. The bright, energetic colors represent the happiness a child feels when being invited and accepted into a loving home. The scrapbook layout is indicative of scrapbooks that many parents keep for their children. These components make the booklet more inviting while displaying helpful information along with solutions for the sometimes-tough situations and decisions that come with being a foster parent.