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[quote=Anonymous]We very clearly understand that the purpose of the foster care system is ultimately reunification. It is something we wish to continue to do as we hopefully add bio children into the mix as well. We are going into it with a positive attitude.

When we first explored being foster parents in MoCo five years ago, the message we received was one of reunification.  More recently this has changed slightly, to permanence with the biological parents ideally.  We learned this during the eight lesson class required to be foster parents in MoCo that we just completed last week.  The goal is to find a permanent solution within two years of the child going into foster care.  I came away with the impression that it is now a little easier to adopt through foster care than it was before.  (We are now doing foster-to-adopt of our 17 month old daughter).

As to your OP, though, I believe you can only be foster parents in the jurisdiction in which you live.  On the face of it this makes sense, because Children & Family Services for that jurisdiction is responsible for the child's welfare, and Children & Family Services have to visit your house to interview you and for the home study.  Also your jurisdiction will be picking up costs associated with fostering such as medical, day care, and the stipends foster parents receive.

The foster parents we met during training all emphasized that while it can be challenging at times, and there's a lot of red tape, that ultimately its incredibly rewarding and that they're very glad to have done it.  We've only just started, but feel this way too.

All the best to you.  There is need for more foster parents and you sound like you will be great additions.
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