Yes, you will need to attend additional training sessions throughout the year that supplement and maintain your foster parent certification.

Yes, all of the child’s medical expenses are covered through The House. This includes health, dental, vision and medicine.

Foster parents are not paid, but you do receive a monthly stipend for the child’s room, food, clothing and other expenses.

It isn’t necessary that foster parents own their home. As long as you own or rent your home, you can apply to be a foster parent.

Foster parents can be any marital status: single, married, divorced or partnered. Foster parents must be at least 21 years old.