Foster Care

So, Erica's garage sale post sparked quite a few questions. Guess we should've seen that coming. ;)

We've decided to get licensed to be foster parents. We've only just started and had one visit from a social worker from DCFS. Her visit was simply an informational one so that we could get some questions answered.

Here's what we know:

1. We have to take 4 weeks of classes in August, 2 nights a week for 4 hours each.
2. In the second class we'll get fingerprinted and have background checks started.
3. Once the our paperwork and classes are complete, we'll undergo a home study. It may take 2 or 5 months to schedule and complete the home study.

Those are the basic steps and once that's done, we'll be licensed and can start fostering children. So, we're guessing it'll probably be around Christmas before we're licenced. We are planning on taking children from ages 0 to 10. We are willing to bring in sibling groups no larger than 3 children.


We also wanted to let everyone know that we haven't given up on fertility treatment. We're currently looking at options for specialists and what kind of assistance our health insurance can give. Basically, things are at a bit of a standstill until we get all that figured out.

We know that Heavenly Father is watching out for us and we are putting our trust in Him. We feel like this is the right time to open our family to children who are in need of a loving home. This is one way we can be of service to our community while we work on the fertility challenges that we've encountered.