Can a senior citizen become a foster parent?
And there are all kinds of placements. In my area, there are several people older than you who do what is called “rocking chair” placements. They take kids when they have just been removed from their homes and hold them until relatives are found/considered, court directives are resolved, criminal investigations are completed. While the kids are “in-limbo” and most often traumatized by events. They help reassure the kids that things will work out, that people care very much about seeing they are taken care of, and help prepare them to succeed if they are placed with a family. Its a very important job! Others, like me, take older kids, usually teens, who will be with them a shorter time. They help convince them to stay in school and prepare them for college or a good job. Most foster parents take small children so caseworkers especially value a good placement for a teen. Of course, any teen comes with a big serving of drama…but foster teens usually have the genuine article. You can dip
