Philosophy on Foster Care Issues and Why I Care

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Helping someone doesn't mean you can add a bunch of loopholes and conditions just because it makes it easier for you. You have to look through their perspective. If you agree to foster children, you can't only take the younger ones because they're cute or the older because they're less needy or split them by gender just because it's more convenient.

 Think about it from their perspective, these kids have probably been through a horrible trauma, and now they're forced to separate from the only family they have left because of their gender or because it's too much work to have different aged kids under one roof? That doesn't even make sense. Older kids can help with their younger siblings, which actually creates less work for their guardians. It's that exact issue that makes kids afraid to ask for help. Especially the older ones. They're afraid they'll get lost in the system and never see each other again. Besides, if you do the right thing, even if it's a challenge, it's much more rewarding.  As foster parenting orientation requires: 

The characteristics, needs, and number of children available for foster care Sometimes siblings can help with special needs or requirements. Especially if said needs require something said child doesn’t particularly enjoy, such as injections or physical therapy exercises.   
  • The role of the placement agency, the children served by the agency, and the services provided by the placement agency 
  • The agency philosophy and policy regarding discipline of children
  • Separation and loss and the circumstances under which children require placement The familiar company of a sibling can also help with the separation from parents and familiar surroundings. 
  • The legal rights and responsibilities of foster parents
  • Fostering children with special needs Differently abled people, especially children, often benefit from having a familiar support system of people. And being separated from said support system can cause issues. 

The annual budget of the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is approximately $9.8,000,000,000 while, and stop me, if I’m wrong, but the Foundation for Economic Education reports that in the last year, the government has spent

  • $365,000 promoting circuses in city parks
  • $12,000,000 on a pickleball complex in Nevada
  • $10,000,000,000 on empty office space, which they only use about 25% of
  • $300,000 on the National Birdwatchers Society
That’s $10,012,665,000. The estimated cost to foster a child is: 
  • Children ages 0-5: $32.10 per day 
  • Children ages 6-12: $36.38 per day 
  • Children ages 13 and up: $38.00 per day 

That much money could fund the yearly foster care stipends of

  • 11,716.5 babies and toddlers
  • 13,278.7 kids and preteens
  • 13,870 teenagers
with $10,012,664,990.2 leftover, and that’s not even half of what we’re wasting taxpayer money on. 


And don't say that expenses are an excuse, the government pays a non-taxable monthly stipend per child and fostering can qualify you for tax exemptions. Here's a link for information on both below. 


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