How long do children stay in foster care?
It is always difficult to know how long a child may be in foster care - most often the length of time is directly related to their parent's ability to engage in services designed to help them keep their children safe. As a foster parent, you may choose the type of placements you will accept. Some placements may last for a few weeks, months, or even years.

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1. Do I have to own my own home to do foster care?
2. What kind of experience or training do I have to have?
3. Do foster children need their own bedrooms?
4. Can a single person be a foster care provider?
5. Can I choose the age group?
6. As a foster care provider, would I be responsible for medical bills accrued by the individual in place in my care?
7. If I have a child in placement, will the family know where the child is? May they have contact with their family?
8. Can foster parents adopt the children in their care?
9. How long do children stay in foster care?
10. What are foster parents paid?
11. Can foster parents work outside the home?
12. Will I meet the child before he/she is placed in my home?
13. Once I am licensed, how long will it take to get a foster child placed in my home?
14. Can single people apply to be foster parents?
15. What are the requirements for transporting children?
16. Will I get to choose the age and/or sex of the child placed in my home?
17. What qualities should I possess to become a foster parent?