Back to FAQ What are the agency expectations of foster parents?
• Maintain confidentiality regarding the foster child and their family. • Arrange and take child to medical and dental appointments. • Register the child in school. • Participate in school meetings and events. • Take the child to appointments and extracurricular activities. • Inform the child’s worker of events occurring with the child. • Purchase clothing with allotted board payment. • Participate as a team member with agency staff, attend agency meetings, court hearings. • Support the child’s parents in their effort to have the child returned to their care. Back to FAQ Will I have to work with the child’s parent? Yes. You may have to work with the child’s birth parent. The Office of Community Services Foster Parent Program is comprised of a team of persons working together to do what is in the best interest of children. Foster Parents are critical members of that team. The goal for a child placed in the Office of Community Services’ custody is to achieve safety and permanency as soon
