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[quote=Anonymous]I am moving to the DC area soon and and working in DC. My wife and I want to be foster parents (she will stay home or work part time if she can find something flexible enough). We are primarily interested in younger kids (baby to early elementary) and are open to adoption if a kid needs it, but also happy to have kids stay for a little while and then go back to family.

I know that there are some parts of the country where foster parents are desperately needed--whether because of the opioid epidemic or other reasons, pretty much as soon as you're licensed you'll be getting calls to take kids. And there are other states and counties where there are way more foster parents than kids who need them (which may be a very good thing!).

We're more interested in living in Maryland or DC than Virginia based on my commute and where we have some relatives and friends. Are there particular places where the foster care system is especially functional (I know, I know...having been involved in it not as a foster parent before, it's not going to be great anywhere) or where there is a lot of need? In addition to DC, some of the counties we've looked at are Montgomery, Prince George's, Anne Arundel, and Frederick. Maybe Howard County though when I visited a friend in Columbia it wasn't my favorite--I like older houses and it looked like everything had been built more recently.

Thanks for any tips you have![/quote]

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