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What is foster parenting?
Foster care is necessary when children are abused,
neglected or abandoned and the Hamilton County
Department of Job and Family Services must take
temporary custody of them. Foster parents provide safe,
nurturing, temporary homes to our community’s most
vulnerable children.
The purpose of foster care is to provide a temporary
home for children until their family can
stabilize. Foster families are a source of strength and
stability for a child. They provide a consistent and
supportive environment where it may not have existed.
To be a foster parent, a person must:
- Be at least 21 years of age.
- Have sufficient income to meet the basic needs of the household.
- Be in good physical, emotional and mental health.
- Have no record of violent crimes, sexual crimes or any crimes against
children.
A foster parent must also attend pre-service training,
receive a license and meet the State of Ohio's
continuing education requirements after the license is
issued.
Foster parents earn a daily rate to cover room and board
for foster children. This ranges from $16.28 per day for
infants to $43.87 per day for older teens. Medical and
dental care are also covered. The payments will vary
depending on a child’s age and needs. It is also
important to note that board rates increase dramatically
for some therapeutic homes for children with great
needs. Payments can reach much higher – Hamilton County
pays as much as $125 a day for kids in highly
specialized therapeutic care.
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