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9 Οκτ 2024 · Foster parents often face complex dynamics and emotions from all sides. Here are some strategies to navigate these challenges: Open Communication and Collaboration: Foster parents should strive for transparent communication with biological family members when appropriate.
DFPS offers many resources for people who want to become foster parents, or who already have, or who want to foster as a first step towards adoption. Many of these resources can be found on the Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE).
24 Αυγ 2021 · There are more than 15,000 children currently in the Texas foster care system — kids who have been abused, neglected and removed from their homes.
In Texas, the Foster Parent Bill of Rights clearly defines the rights foster parents have when caring for children and youth in foster care. Being aware of these rights can help foster parents feel valued, respected, and able to fully care for the child placed in their home.
find your DFPS region by county. If you are a foster parent looking for information and assistance, there are organizations throughout the state that offer support to foster families. Please click on your city to find the resources in your area.
Of those approximately 214,000 children in foster care, 7% live in Texas. Unfortunately, we know that when children end up in foster care, as opposed to kinship placements, their well-being suffers. This is why Protection for the Vulnerable is Goal No. 24 in the Strategic Framework for Texas 2036.
Foster parents who are willing to take sibling sets of 3 or more that spread across the age ranges are greatly needed. An important role for foster parents is to work with the child’s birth family to help that child return home, and if that fails, to commit to raise/parenting the child through adoption or guardianship.
