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The Final Step

Licensing You made it!!! You will go sign paperwork, receive your book of minimal standards and make choice of gender, age, race, and how many. At this time you can state what you would and would not...

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How to get licensed as a foster parent

There are children of all ages in the foster care system who need temporary or permanent homes. Some of these children have special emotional or medical needs; some are sibling groups; others need a...

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A Foster Home Placed Inactive

From time to time a foster home may be placed inactive or on hold. This means that for a period of time that the foster home is not open to new foster placements. This does not mean that if you have...

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Is My House Too Clean, Too Dirty, Too Cluttered to Foster

When people who do not regularly come over, are coming to your home it can make you feel apprehensive about what they will think. Especially when they show up unannounced and your house looks like a...

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Will New Foster Care Licensing Rules Lose More Foster Homes

Rules intended to protect children in foster care may drive away foster homes. I understand the logic behind the new rules. Various states have taken a beating for not protecting the children in their...

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Sane Licensing and Renewal

It’s time for license renewal and all the assorted inspections, certifications and paperwork.  When we were licensed, all these little things seemed so daunting but be assured, it does get easier....

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Is Foster Care for You?

One of the hardest parts of becoming a foster parent for my family was meeting the regulations that are in place. Living on a farm that is full of animals and heavy machinery made it difficult for us...

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Foster Care Redesign

Thanks to Senate Bill 218, signed into law last June, foster care in Texas is undergoing some needed changes. While these changes may make life different for those of us who provide foster care, I...

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It Gives Me Chills

There are so many kids that are waiting in foster care. Most of them are good kids that are just looking for a chance to grow, learn and live a good life. Yet, there is nothing that can be done to...

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Profound Responsibility

This week we will finish our final steps in licensing renewal:  We’ll have our fire inspection and we’ll take our SIDS/Shaken Baby training for this year.  The fire inspection should go fine;  my only...

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