Your Qualifications

Resource families should be able to offer:

• Flexibility to respond to court or WCCB requests
• Time to take your foster child for WCCB-paid medical, dental and psychological care and for supervised visits with the birth family
• Financial stability to assure a secure environment
• A strong, caring extended support system of family, friends and community to help you
• Understanding to help a child overcome the effects of a family in crisis and to initiate experiences essential for healthy personality development
• Patience to help a child discover and appreciate the benefits of a stable, caring home

Requirements

Resource families need to be able to have:

• 21 years of age or older
• Pass clearances:
  • at 14 years of age: State Police and Child Abuse
  • at 18 years of age: State Police, Child Abuse and FBI
• Obtain physicals from doctor which state they are physically able to care for foster children
• Pass home safety requirements
• Provide 5 references including employer
• Attend two in-office orientations, 2 hours each
• Complete 13 hours pre-service training
• Comply with Act 160 regulations

Other minor requirements discussed on an individual basis.