Foster Parent Requirements
Loving people from all walks of life can become foster parents. Requirements include, but may not be limited to:
- Have a heart for children
- 21 years of age or older (either single or a couple)
- Pass a physical examination (including a Montoux TB test)
- Provide positive references
- Pass a criminal history and background check.
- Work with a Villages' social worker on several home visits and interviews. The social worker then writes a preparation summary (commonly referred to as a home study). This is a comprehensive history and assessment of your current family life and past experiences affecting your capacity to parent a foster child. This helps the social worker better determine what type of foster child might be most successful in your home.
- Have a couple of home visits that focus on safety issues such as wiring, fire extinguishers and fire alarms.
- Meet state licensing requirements including completion of a pre-service training program (30 hours of initial training, spread over several sessions, at your closest Villages' regional office) Click here to see The Villages' training schedule for offices across Indiana.
- Complete training in First Aid and CPR
After licensing, The Villages also encourages foster parents to continue to build their skills by providing opportunities for ongoing foster care training and development.
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