How do interested parents get licensed to foster or adopt a child?
The first step is training, called MAPP (Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting). These classes are offered at convenient times and locations in your community. MAPP training provides you with important information and skills needed to raise a special needs child. Other requirements include having a criminal record check; submitting fingerprints to state and federal authorities; your home passing a fire and heath inspection; having a physical; and sharing your background with a social worker.
