Why do people decide to become foster parents?
Most of our families who have been providing foster care for some time speak about the feelings they get when they know they are making a difference in the life of a child or adult. It is an opportunity to give back to the community and make the world a better place. Some foster parents talk about the satisfaction they get by taking a child to the zoo, a movie, or a restaurant for the first time because we get children and adults in our program who have never had the opportunity to fully experience community living. Other foster families talk about what a powerful personal impact it makes on them just by showing a child or adult what a peaceful, loving and calm home environment is like. Some of our children and adults are accustomed to chaos, violence or neglect in their home life and have never had the opportunity to experience a stable, safe and loving home environment.
