Imagine for a moment a little boy around the age of five, and in an instant everything and everybody that he knows is now gone. He is thrown into another home full of people he has never met before in his life, and expected to pick up the pieces in a brand new environment. He is brought to a new home, and introduced to some strangers and told that they are his “foster parents”. The term foster parents means nothing to him at the time because he is terrified, alone, and worried about his own parents. He may have siblings that, despite the best efforts from social workers, weren’t able to be placed with him. Suddenly, he is taken in, cleaned up, given fresh clothes, and a warm bed to sleep in. Over the next several weeks or months, his foster
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In fact, in a survey taken on the perception of the public’s view on foster parents, it was discovered that almost a third of people surveyed believed that foster parents did so for financial gain (Grimm & Darwall 1). Since foster parents do get paid a daily per diem for children in their care to cover expenses and supervision costs related to the child, many believe that the funds are abused. Foster parents use the money received by the state to pay for the necessities of the children in their care. When children come into foster care, it is fairly common for them to come with very little. In order to make the children feel comfortable in their new home, foster parents will spend a good amount of money in order to provide for the children in their care. The national average payment for foster parents of a two year old child with no special needs is $400 a month (Grimm & Darwall 5). Most parents know and would agree that $400 does not take you very far when it comes to taking care of all of the needs for children. Especially when a child is still in diapers. Raising children in 2014 is expensive, specifically when foster parents have to make sure all of the child’s needs are taken care of, as well as giving the children some of their wants. The majority of foster parents are not fostering for any financial gain, they do it for the passion in their hearts to open their homes to children they have yet to
In fact, in a survey taken on the perception of the public’s view on foster parents, it was discovered that almost a third of people surveyed believed that foster parents did so for financial gain (Grimm & Darwall 1). Since foster parents do get paid a daily per diem for children in their care to cover expenses and supervision costs related to the child, many believe that the funds are abused. Foster parents use the money received by the state to pay for the necessities of the children in their care. When children come into foster care, it is fairly common for them to come with very little. In order to make the children feel comfortable in their new home, foster parents will spend a good amount of money in order to provide for the children in their care. The national average payment for foster parents of a two year old child with no special needs is $400 a month (Grimm & Darwall 5). Most parents know and would agree that $400 does not take you very far when it comes to taking care of all of the needs for children. Especially when a child is still in diapers. Raising children in 2014 is expensive, specifically when foster parents have to make sure all of the child’s needs are taken care of, as well as giving the children some of their wants. The majority of foster parents are not fostering for any financial gain, they do it for the passion in their hearts to open their homes to children they have yet to