Foster Care on the Mid Shore
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    • Mid-Shore Foster Care
      • Contact Us
      • Foster vs Adoptive Parent
      • Other Ways to Help
      • Requirements
      • Becoming Licensed
      • Training
      • Support For Our Families
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Mid-Shore Foster Care
    • Contact Us
    • Foster vs Adoptive Parent
    • Other Ways to Help
    • Requirements
    • Becoming Licensed
    • Training
    • Support For Our Families
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us

FOSTER VS. ADOPTIVE PARENT

Our children come from families who are in crisis, thus they need the consistency of a caring home until they can be reunited again with their families, placed with relatives, or adopted. Your ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment as a foster parent is priceless to a child in need of stability and emotional safety. Adoption, on the other hand, is a legal, lifelong commitment to a child.

A Foster Parent:

An Adoptive Parent:

An Adoptive Parent:

  • Cares for a child until the parents can resume responsibility or until a relative or adoptive family can be found
  • Commits to helping a family through a difficult time
  • Carries out decisions made by the agency and/or child’s parents
  • Provides support to ensure the child maintains a relationship with his/her biological parents
  • Supports the agency’s efforts to reunify the child with his/her birth parents

An Adoptive Parent:

An Adoptive Parent:

An Adoptive Parent:

  • Commits to lifelong care for the child
  • Assumes parental rights
  • Maintains full financial responsibilities for the child’s care
  • Navigates relationships with the biological parents (in an open adoption)

Respite Care

   Respite care is another voluntary service that can be offered by licensed foster families that helps aid the goal of family preservation. The program offers planned or emergency, short-term, out-of-home care for families who have a child at risk of an out-of-home placement, or for families who need relief for a short time in order to be able to parent a child on a permanent basis. Respite is also sometimes used by foster parents for a child in their care. Respite can provide opportunities for birth parents or guardians to establish a relationship with the respite provider in order to exchange information about the child’s needs and to improve parenting skills. 


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