)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-
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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:
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