Fosters

The foster Care system provides housing for children who are not able to live with their biological parents. When parents are unable to take care of their child they give up their child to another family who can give them what their biological parents could not give them. Once the child is in the foster care system their social workers work on finding each child a stable, loving, caring family who can provide them a great life and a good environment to live in. In the united states, there is…

of housing in the foster care system is not an effective or reliable way to help troubled children nationally. The existing system causes confusion for children, places children in potentially dangerous or neglecting foster homes, and leaves many alone with no one to rely on at the age of eighteen. There are not enough families to provide for the children; much less “good” families. This results in bleak conditions, such as overcrowding children into group homes or abusive foster parents. Though…

Thank you so much! Many of us have heard of foster homes, but most of us don't know that you can get put in a worst home. A foster home is full of many kids that are in need for a new and better home. Sometimes the foster home has no other choice but to close down, and then all the kids that were in it have to be put in random homes. On the other hand, many negative things could happen at his current home also, but through what does happen at his old home, he will have his family to support him…

The resilience of children should never be under estimated. However, the turmoil in foster care remains emotionally disfiguring. Envision a six-year-old little boy, he rinses the dirt from his face before bedtime. Suddenly, he hears screaming and crying commences in his living room. As he peeks around the door facing, his parents are handcuffed. Several people, including the police, stand in his living room. Within the next 12years, this little boy is located numerous times with different…

year the American taxpayers spent twenty-two billion dollars on foster care programs (ABC News 1). It’s a slightly sizeable amount, but it is put to shame when compared to the 600 billion dollars spent on the US Military last year (National Priorities Project 1) . Regardless, I have a solution for this seemingly excessively unnecessary spending. Even Wade Horn, the highest ranking federal official in charge of foster care says the foster care system is a giant mess and should just be blown up…

adults in foster care have a distinct teenage life. Every foster kid has a unique story of their journey in foster care. The story of them being placed in a foster care home, the life inside the foster care home, and the life after foster care. Young adults in foster care live a difficult and sad life. Some studies show how their education and life in the system are more complexed then for most young adults. This ethnography, will focus on the life situations of young adults in foster care from…

community agencies to foster engagement, rather than relying solely on referrals from schools or professionals is important when engaging with this population. As foster care youths are often in unstable housing, being flexible and going to where the youth is at rather than waiting for referrals is a more proactive approach. Over the last two decades, the ethnicity of foster children has shifted dramatically. By 2000, minority populations accounted for 70% of California’s foster care cases; a…

needs assessment data and other relevant information for foster care is through the website Child Welfare Information Gateway (Child Welfare/Foster Care Statistics, n.d.). This site can link those who are looking for current data and information that relates to the statistics regarding foster care. What unmet needs are identified by persons in the target population? One important unmet need for foster care is retaining an adequate pool of foster care families. There is also the problem of…

selected to discuss are youth in foster care. The social problem that I chose to highlight is how youth in out of home placements (i.e. therapeutic foster care) are being prescribed psychotropic medications at an increased rate, when compared to non-foster youth. Therapeutic foster care placements in some states is referred to as, treatment foster homes. Youths that have severe emotional, behavioral or mental health needs are typically placed in therapeutic or treatment foster homes. Typically,…

Sibling foster children, Oma, Genesh, and Selina Seenanan, were replaced from the kinship foster home of Nandranee Seenanan (paternal grandmother) on September 16th, 2015. A report was received on the above date with the allegations of lack of supervision, burns, and inadequate guardianship regarding Oma, Genesh, and Selina Seenanan against Nandranee Seenanan. The foster parent requested this Foster Boarding Home Replacement Review because she opposes the replacement of the children. CASE…