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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 591735" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>This is something I'd really really love to do. It is right up my alley. I have experience. I have training. I have the personality. I have the room in the home. (or I can make room in the home)</p><p></p><p>This is so totally ME you have no idea. </p><p></p><p>The question is sort of odd, I guess. But I know there are some very disabled children that are in desperate need of foster homes in this area. Many would require full time care. Nichole had stumbled upon it once and looked into it, so I <strong>know</strong> the need is there. Know what I mean?? But when I went to research in to it today........I'm not coming up with much and it seems it's required you already are working to meet the income needs of the home. Now I understand that, totally. Because there are those that would foster just for the money alone and not properly care for the kids. I get that, I do. But it also says you don't have to be married or whatever.......and with the intense level of care many of the children would require I just can't see how someone single could manage a full time job in addition to fostering such a child......</p><p></p><p>So if you're wanting to foster a child that needs one on one care 24/7 and are a single person, how are you supposed to work to meet your income level for the home? Because I know finding a sitter would be next to impossible, just as finding foster homes are next to impossible. </p><p></p><p>I'd like to do this whether I'm working or not.........but either way the question still applies. </p><p></p><p>And how on earth do I find out how to go about doing such a thing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 591735, member: 84"] This is something I'd really really love to do. It is right up my alley. I have experience. I have training. I have the personality. I have the room in the home. (or I can make room in the home) This is so totally ME you have no idea. The question is sort of odd, I guess. But I know there are some very disabled children that are in desperate need of foster homes in this area. Many would require full time care. Nichole had stumbled upon it once and looked into it, so I [B]know[/B] the need is there. Know what I mean?? But when I went to research in to it today........I'm not coming up with much and it seems it's required you already are working to meet the income needs of the home. Now I understand that, totally. Because there are those that would foster just for the money alone and not properly care for the kids. I get that, I do. But it also says you don't have to be married or whatever.......and with the intense level of care many of the children would require I just can't see how someone single could manage a full time job in addition to fostering such a child...... So if you're wanting to foster a child that needs one on one care 24/7 and are a single person, how are you supposed to work to meet your income level for the home? Because I know finding a sitter would be next to impossible, just as finding foster homes are next to impossible. I'd like to do this whether I'm working or not.........but either way the question still applies. And how on earth do I find out how to go about doing such a thing? [/QUOTE]
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