Fosters

Some people say no matter what the child will be better off with straight parents rather than gay parents. However “Williams Institute confirms there is no difference in the behavioral outcomes of adopted children raised in same-sex households when compared to those raised by heterosexual couples” (Perry). Whether gay or straight it does not affect the children’s behavior or emotions. Even though the couple is gay the children will still be better off with them apposed to being in foster-care. The foster care system is unstable because children get passed around like a toy when it comes to foster homes. All anyone wants is for a real family and to be loved no matter the sex or sexuality. Society needs to realize that “Being taken away and…

Foster care and the educational system are complex organizations. Both organizations address and serve children who experience abuse and neglect. Addressing the educational needs of children in foster care presents a unique challenge to schools, social agencies, and foster parents. It is estimated that in 2013 there were approximately 589,000 children and youth in foster care across the United States (Children’s Bureau, 2014). In 2013, 58,699 children in California were living in foster care. Of…

Foster youth who age out of the system often do not attend higher education (Brandford & English, 2004; Wolanon, 2005). “Less than 11% of children that have been in the foster care system will go on to college…[and]… the Federal government also helps children who were in foster care in their teen years through the Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act” (Rowan, 2014). Despite receiving financial aid to cover the cost of education, many youth continue on after care to obtain jobs…

Everyday there are about 120 youth sleeping the night in a residential placement, and between 20,000 and 40,000 youth needing mental health accommodations according to the Center for Mental Health Services (as cited in Kolos, 2009). Youth in a residential placement may be coming from a failed placement with a foster parent and or removed from a biological parent or family member’s home. There appears to be a lack of tolerance for behavioral struggles in foster placements, especially for…

Growing up, children in foster care are faced with the uncertainty of what will happen when their 18th birthday arrives. With many not graduating high school, and little stability, emotional support or general 'life training ', foster children in Canada often fall into poverty when no longer supported by the system. Required to leave their foster homes at 18, most of these children have no clue how to pay bills, pay taxes, and upkeep a job and school at the same time, let alone cook for…

would end up. Does the foster system save,…

The Fosters and the fundamental values of being different The ABC Family original series The Fosters takes several aspects of underlined debates around LGBT parenting. Offering an alternative to both views, a model of queer parenting that neither assumes the heterosexuality and gender normativity of any child, nor waits for children to “come out” before showing acceptance. The Fosters explores the fear and possibility of queer childhood and the hope of healthy yet different queer relationships. …

My opinion on foster care is that yes, it does help most families, but I still do feel as if there are many issues in the system for placement and caregiving that needs to be fixed. The foster system has helped many kids reunite with their families, but at the same time, it has mentally and physically traumatized many. I feel it has traumatized many because many children have been emotionally, physically and sexually abused more than once. As I had stated earlier in the problems, over 28% of the…

Here is a main concern that I have with foster children that are still in foster care and they become parents that are still awarded of the state as I was doing my research I found this article very interesting. “The state has numerous responsibilities to children and youth in, and emancipating from, foster care. Ensuring a foster child 's medical welfare is among the most imperative of the state 's obligations. Pregnancy prevention is a unique component of medical welfare and long-term…

and expected to pick up the pieces in a brand new environment. He is brought to a new home, and introduced to some strangers and told that they are his “foster parents”. The term foster parents means nothing to him at the time because he is terrified, alone, and worried about his own parents. He may have siblings that, despite the best efforts from social workers, weren’t able to be placed with him. Suddenly, he is taken in, cleaned up, given fresh clothes, and a warm bed to sleep in. Over the…