Foster Parent Frequently Asked Questions | Application Form 

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Progressive Life Center is reaching out to our community for assistant and support!  We are in need of skillful and flexible resource/foster parents who are willing and able to provide nurturing home environments for children that are separated from their biological families. Resource/foster care homes are a critical element in restructuring the life of a child that has been separated from his or her family as a result of neglect, abandonment, and abuse. Resource/foster families allow us to provide the support and structure that a child needs at this time in a more loving and nurturing environment than an institution. We work closely with all our resource/foster families to ensure that they are prepared to address the resulting challenges that foster children often present.

PLC requests that are resource/foster parents to provide love, structure and safety for the children we serve while we implement a plan for reunification with their parent or biological family or a permanent adoption placement.

General requirements
Requirements vary from state to state, and it is always best to check with your local foster care agency, but some basic general requirements are listed in the following: Foster parents must

• Be at least 21 years old
• Have a bed and personal area in which a foster child can keep his or her belongings.
• Have a home that meets local fire, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Must be physically and emotionally capable of caring for children.
• Have no history of alcohol or drug abuse problems (all household occupants).
• Consent to and pass a criminal background check (all household occupants).
• Have no history of child abuse or neglect.
• Have not history of child support neglect.
• Have sufficient income independent from the foster care reimbursement income.

PLC will...

• Provide intensive training to all perspective foster parents and continual training to current foster parents.
• Provide the foster parents with accurate information about the foster child and include the foster parent in  the development of any service agreements.
• Inform the foster parent of the foster child’s permanency plan.
• Provide appropriate support services that will enable the foster parent to meet the unique needs of the foster child which include trained welfare professionals (psychologists, licensed social workers) and other trained resource workers.
• Reevaluate the foster parent and foster home annually.
• Obtain and maintain all pertinent records on the foster parent and each foster child.