Foster Care Programs Who can become a foster parent?
A foster parent can be anyone that is 21 years or older either married or single, mature, law-abiding, and stable. A foster parent needs to have at least one extra bedroom available for the foster child(ren). If renting, landlord approval must be obtained. A foster parent needs to be able to support the permanency plan of the child which is set by the court and in most cases will be return home to birth mother, birth father, or both.
