Foster care

the local authorities are placed with foster carers as they believe it is in the best interest of the child because they are living within a family environment. However, some children may get put into residential care as this is more appropriate for them. (Hantsweb, 2010) When a child is adopted, returned home or they turn 18, they are no longer referred as being ‘looked after’. When they are adopted or returned home, they are no longer needed to help care for the child because that will be the…

Sexual Wellness within the Alaskan Foster Care System The number of Alaskan foster youth is at a record high; just over 2,700 children are in foster care (Dobbyn, 2015). Foster youth are at a disproportional risk to contract sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and experience unwanted pregnancy (Hudson, 2012). Foster youth, in general, state the major reason why these issues exist is a lack of education and relationships with healthcare providers (Hudson, 2012). Alaska has high rates of STIs…

In 2014 a child entered foster care every two minutes (Statistics, 2014). Out of the four-hundred thousand children in foster care, twenty percent of those are teenagers between the ages of sixteen and twenty (Helping Youth, 2013). Out of that twenty percent, one in five teenagers will essentially emancipate or sign them out of care if they are not adopted before the age of eighteen leaving many jobless, homeless, throwing away education, and with very little independent living skills (Helping…

When I was five years old I went into foster care. In the course of about a year I had been through about four different homes. It was a hard time especially at such a young age. I often think back to the time and see how my life has changed so much from it. My brother was only three at the time so he doesn’t have much memory of it, however I do. I have vivid memories of the house I lived in and some of the things that happened in it. I remember the multiple houses I went through and the things…

Foster Care: Aging Out Imagine being in foster care in and out of foster homes for as long as you can remember. Maybe even your whole life. And then one day you realize that your 18th birthday is approaching. For most teenagers this is a very exciting day, the day that they become an adult and can no longer be called a child. The day that they can stay out past their city curfew and don’t have to find a way to sneak in the clubs with their friends. But for you, this is the day that you really…

According to American Adoptions, 25 percent of Florida kids in foster care will become eligible for foster care adoption. Many of these children are part of a sibling group, have additional needs, or are older children. Foster care adoption is a bit different compared to the others. There is a lot of licensing requirements that are taken into consideration. To be able to foster care and even eventually foster care adopt, adoptive parents have to do a Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting…

children in foster care to maintain a normal body weight. This will be achieved by monthly measuring of height and weight per the height and weight table, recommended by the World Health Organization, for children in foster…

Providence: An Adult Foster Care Community Providence is an adult foster care home inspired by God. Through His leading and instruction, we have the power to sustain and guide human destiny. We are a locally based home serving ten to twelve adults, where we provide a safe, stable, and fun environment for our residents to live in and thrive. Our mission is derived from the bible. In Matthew 25:45 Jesus said, “And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least…

For my speech over foster care, I expected people to know what foster care was, but not to know very much about it. I had twelve people fill out the audience analysis surveys, so the results are not completely accurate about the entire audience. I had two open ended questions, because I wanted to know the audience thoughts and definition on foster care. I asked the audience to describe what foster care was in their own words. Almost all the answers were mostly correct. The audience seemed to…

A Broken and Corrupt Foster Marcia R. Lowry, founder and executive director of A Better Childhood, once addressed on how, “It’s likely that these children have been terribly damaged. Now they face the foster care system… so having faced one terrible situation, they might wind up in another”. This is a clear example of how kids in foster care will end in lots of damage during and after the system. Corruption in the foster care system will affect many children psychologically because of the…