| How To Become A Foster Parent |
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| Thank you for your interest in becoming a foster parent with Transitions Children's Services. Caring for the rising number of abused and neglected children requires a serious commitment. However, the personal satisfaction that comes from providing a stable, nurturing, and secure environment to a child in crisis is beyond measure. Here is how you begin the process: |
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Call
Michelle Bejarano, Foster Parent
Recruiter/Trainer at (559) 222-5437.
She can share with you the qualifications,
physical requirements of your home
and general information needed to
become a foster parent. |
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Michelle Bejarano can also be reached via e-mail at
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Attend an Orientation. Please click
on the ""
link to see our next orientation
date or feel free to call Michelle.
Our Orientations are free and open
to the public. |
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| Requirements |
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Must have compassion and the willingness to nurture a child who is in crisis |
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Have space in your home for a child (no more than two children shall share a bedroom) |
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Have a valid California Driver's License and proof of auto insurance |
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All adults in the home must pass a fingerprint background check (DOJ, FBI, & CACI) |
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Complete a general health exam and TB test |
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Must be First Aid and CPR certified (we also offer these courses, see the
"" link) |
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Basic Water Rescue Training is mandatory if you have a pool, spa, or pond or if you take children swimming in an area where there is no lifeguard on
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| Steps To Becoming A Foster Parent |
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Attend an Orientation and complete a prospective foster parent questionnaire |
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Complete an application |
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Attend our 20 hours of Foster/Adopt PRIDE training (PRIDE training is free and on Saturdays) |
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Participate in an interview as part of the certification process |
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A home check will be completed by our Foster Parent Recruiter/Trainer |
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Our Foster Parent Recruiter/Trainer will write up a Home Study |
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Complete all requirements listed above… |
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Transitions Children's Services will support you through your
journey to becoming a foster parent! |
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"To the
world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the
world."
-Heather Cortez |
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