Top five misconceptions about foster care:

Foster kids are in care because they’re “bad’.

Foster parents need to be wealthy.

Foster kids will become abusive adults.

Foster parents have to be younger than 50.

Foster kids are damaged beyond help.

FALSE! Children are placed in foster care for many reasons, almost all having to do with the parents’ behavior. Foster families need to be financially stable, but being wealthy is NOT a requirement. Foster kids placed in a loving home, with committed parents can grow up to be emotionally healthy adults. Foster parents can be ANY age, as long as they are stable and in a position to properly care for a child. Foster kids can overcome their traumas and thrive in a supportive home.

The DCCH Therapeutic Foster Care Team would love to help you understand the fostering process. Click here for more information.