)XZQT-);<-:67:-/768):-6< ĐŚĞĐŬĂŶĚĂŚŽŵĞƐƚƵĚLJ͘&ŽƐƚĞƌ ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƐƟƉĞŶĚƚŽĐŽǀĞƌďĂƐŝĐĐŽƐƚƐŽĨĐĂƌĞ͘ Medical care costs for the foster child are covered. Once a foster child arrives at LJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞĂůƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐďĞ- ŐŝŶƐĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐďƵƚ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƞŽƌǁĂƌĚĂŶĚƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞ͘ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶŵĂLJĂƌƌŝǀĞǁŝƚŚŽŶůLJƚŚĞ ĐůŽƚŚĞƐŽŶƚŚĞŝƌďĂĐŬƐĂŶĚĂĨĞǁ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůďĞůŽŶŐŝŶŐƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞ ƐĐĂƌĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐƵŶĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌƉůĂĐĞ͘ DĂŶLJĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚĂŚŝƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚƌĂƵ- ŵĂĂŶĚĂďƵƐĞ͘ <ŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐďĂĐŬ- ŐƌŽƵŶĚŵĂLJďĞĞƋƵĂůůLJƐĐĂƌĐĞ͘͞ ĐŚŝůĚǁĂůŬƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĚŽŽƌĂƐĂ ƉƵnjnjůĞ͕ŽŌĞŶǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƵnjnjůĞ ƉŝĞĐĞƐ͘zŽƵ;ĂƐƚŚĞĨŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƚͿ ŶĞĞĚƚŽĮŶĚƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŬĞ sense of it,” Ellen explains. The presence of a foster parent’s own children can help ease the ƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞǁĐŽŵĞƌ͘ǀĞƌLJ ŵĞŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJƉůĂLJƐĂƌŽůĞ ŝŶǁĞůĐŽŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŶĞǁĞƐƚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŽLJƐŽƌ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƌŽƵƟŶĞ;LJĞƐ͕ǁĞ ĂůůďƌƵƐŚŽƵƌƚĞĞƚŚďĞĨŽƌĞďĞĚŽƌ ǁĞĂůůĞĂƚŽĂƚŵĞĂůĨŽƌďƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚͿ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĨŽƌƐŽŵĞ ũĞĂůŽƵƐLJĂƐǁĞůů͘DĂƌŝůLJŶŶŽůĐŽƌĚ ĂŶĚŚĞƌŚƵƐďĂŶĚDĂƌŬŝŶWĞŶĚůĞƚŽŶ ŚĂǀĞƐĞĞŶƚŚĞŝƌƐŚĂƌĞƐŝŶĐĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌĨŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƚũŽƵƌŶĞLJĂďŽƵƚ ϭϱLJĞĂƌƐĂŐŽ͘͞ŶLJƟŵĞ LJŽƵďƌŝŶŐƐŽŵĞŽŶĞŝŶƚŽ LJŽƵƌŚŽŵĞ͕ŝƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĂŶ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ͕͟ƐĂLJƐDĂƌŝůLJŶŶ͘͞/ƚ͛Ɛ a threat to your other chil- ĚƌĞŶĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ͕ĞǀĞŶŝĨ they want it.” The pros have a way of ďĂůĂŶĐŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐ͘ &ŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƚƐǁĂƚĐŚƚŚĞŝƌ children reach outside of ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽŵĨŽƌƚnjŽŶĞƚŽŚĞůƉ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĞůƐĞ͕ůĞĂƌŶĞŵƉĂ- ƚŚLJ͕ĂŶĚďƌŽĂĚĞŶƚŚĞŝƌǀŝĞǁ ŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌůŽĐĂůĐŽŵ- ŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ KŶŐŽŝŶŐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽ other foster parents help foster ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚŐƌŽǁ͘DĂƌŝůLJŶŶ ĂĚĚƐ͕͞ZĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĂƚŶŽƚĞǀĞƌLJ ĐŚŝůĚǁŝůůďĞĂŐŽŽĚĮƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ͘ĞĂďůĞƚŽĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌĐĂƐĞǁŽƌŬĞƌ;Ăƫ- ƚƵĚĞƐ͕ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͕ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůŝƐƐƵĞƐͿ ŽŶǁŚLJƚŚĞƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŝƐŶŽƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚ ĮƚĨŽƌLJŽƵ͘͟ dŚĞĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶĐůĂƐƐĞƐŵĂŬĞ ŽŶĞƚŚŝŶŐĐůĞĂƌ͗LJŽƵĂƌĞŶŽƚƐŝŐŶ- ŝŶŐƵƉƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌĂƐĂƌŽĂĚƚŽĂĚŽƉ- ƟŽŶ͘ŽŶ͛ƚŐĞƚƚŚĞŝĚĞĂƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ ĂƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽŬĞĞƉĂĐŚŝůĚ͘/ƚŚĞůƉƐƚŽ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂƌĞǀŽůǀŝŶŐĚŽŽƌŵĞŶƚĂůŝƚLJ͕ ůůĞŶĞdžƉůĂŝŶƐ͘͞<ŝĚƐĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŐŽ as they need to.” As a foster parent, you can advo- ĐĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚĂŶĚďĞƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ 613 N. Main St., Milton Freewater, OR • 541-938-5162 www.saagershoeshop.com Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 12 pm-4pm ŽŌĞŶƐĞĞƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ her real parents, especially in the case of older children. &ŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐŝƐŶŽƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ heartache. Marilynn re- ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚĞƌŐƌŝĞĨǁŚĞŶĂ ƐŝdžͲŵŽŶƚŚͲŽůĚƐŚĞŚĂĚĐĂƌĞĚ ĨŽƌƐŝŶĐĞďŝƌƚŚůĞŌŚĞƌŚŽŵĞ͘ ƉŝĞĐĞŽĨŚĞƌŚĞĂƌƚƐƟůůďĞ- ůŽŶŐƐƚŽƚŚŝƐĐŚŝůĚ͘DĂƌŝůLJŶŶ ĂŶĚŚĞƌĨĂŵŝůLJŚĂǀĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ ůĂƐƟŶŐďŽŶĚƐŝŶƐŽŵĞŽĨŚĞƌ ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘>ŽŶŐ ĂŌĞƌƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶůĞĂǀĞŚĞƌ ǀŽŝĐĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶŚĞůƉŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞLJ ŚŽŵĞ͕ƚŚĞLJƐƟůůƌĞŵĂŝŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ĚŽŶŽƚĨĂůůƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĐƌĂĐŬƐ͘Ƶƚ͕ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͕ĂƐĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞĚďLJǀŝƐŝƚƐŽǀĞƌ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞĞŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŚĞLJĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚŵĂĚĞŽƌŶĂ- ƉůĂĐĞŵĞŶƚŝƐŽƵƚŽĨLJŽƵƌŚĂŶĚƐ͘ ŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚĂĚŽƌŶŚĞƌŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ůůĞŶƐƉĞĂŬƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨ tree. ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵŝƐŶŽƚ ĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐŐŝŌŽĨƚƌƵƐƚŝƐƚŚĞďŝŐ- ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͘>ĞĂƌŶƚŽĂĐĐĞƉƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ŐĞƐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚĨŽƌĨŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͘ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚǁĂŶƚ͘/ŶŚĞƌĨĂŵŝůLJ͛Ɛ You have a front row seat to an ƚŚƌĞĞLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĨŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ͕ů- ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐĚŝƐƉůĂLJŽĨŐƌŽǁƚŚĂŶĚ ůĞŶŚĂƐǁĞůĐŽŵĞĚĂŶĚƐĂŝĚŐŽŽĚ- resilience. Despite all that these ďLJĞƚŽĞůĞǀĞŶĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ͘,ĞƌǀŝĞǁ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͕ƚŚĞLJ ƐƉĞĂŬƐǀŽůƵŵĞƐ͗͞/ĂŵĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ ŚĂǀĞ͞ĂŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐƚĞŶĂĐŝƚLJƚŽũƵƐƚ for the day-to-day, in-and-out care ŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞ͕ƚŽŬĞĞƉůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ƚŽŬĞĞƉ ŽĨƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚ͕ŶŽƚƚŚĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵ͘͟ ŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƵŶ͕͟ůůĞŶƌĞŇĞĐƚƐ͘ ůůĞŶŶŽƚĞƐƚŚĂƚŽŶĐĞLJŽƵŐĞƚƚŽ ________ ŬŶŽǁƚŚĞŝŶƚƌŝĐĂƚĞĚĞƚĂŝůƐĂŶĚƐƚŽ- ƌŝĞƐŽĨLJŽƵƌĨŽƐƚĞƌĐŚŝůĚ͛ƐĨĂŵŝůLJ͕LJŽƵ ZĞďĞĐĐĂĂƐǁĞůůŝƐĂƉĂƌƚͲƟŵĞ ĮŶĚLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨƌŽŽƟŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJ homeroom teacher for Baker Char- ter Schools and mother of three ĂŶĚŚŽƉŝŶŐƚŚĞLJĐĂŶŵĂŬĞŝƚǁŽƌŬ ƚŽďĞƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŐĂŝŶ͘&ŽƐƚĞƌƉĂƌĞŶƚƐ young daughters. Want to learn more? You can get more information online about becoming a foster parent at www.oregon.gov/DHS/Children/Fostercare or by calling: ‡&KLOG:HOIDUHRI+HUPLVWRQ ‡&KLOG:HOIDUHRI3HQGOHWRQ