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Foster care provides a safe and loving home for children who are unable to live with their biological families. A mother might give up a child for adoption because she doesn’t have enough money to provide food, water, cloths, and health. Another reason why a birth mother may give up a child for adoption is that she may have personal problems with drugs and alcohol which prevent her being a good mother to her child. If in addition to having drug or alcohol problems the mother also does not have the necessary support in raising her child she may find it necessary to give her child up for adoption. Birth mothers with mental illnesses may also need to give their child up for adoption. If the mother realizes that with her current mental condition she is not properly able to care for her child and does not have the needed support to help she then she may consider giving her child up for adoption.
 * Why do parents want to give their child up for adoption?**

School Life of A foster Child By: Emma V. = Children who are in foster care are usually treated very badly in school. They are embarrassed because they are not like everyone else; they go not have their REAL parents. Strawbridge School was created for all children who are in foster care, so they are like everyone else, and they do not have to be afraid. When another student in a regular school hears that they have been abused or neglected or in foster care the student will either spread rumors and torture the child or they will be a caring friend and like them for their personality. This is why foster children are scared to take a risk to go to regular school. In school with foster children there has to have a lot of counselors helping the class as well as the child. = What the Foster children are like: By Hannah Justin: Justin as a young child called his self worthless then he came to a foster home. Now he is 18 years old and he lives on a long dirt road with four other boy teens. They get along great and each have their own room. Justin is a thriving student and is a strait A student. Justin is very happy there and he has a great family now. CJ: CJ would love to play video games all day and hanging out how with his friends. Instead he takes time to help to do classes and goes to meeting at the Board of child care. Spending time his changes his life. When he was very little he was diagnosed with ADD he has attended in special classes. Then CJ moved to a different school and he felt like he was going to fail. He struggled to accept the learning and he was on the path to self destruction. Later he found himself in jail for his poor choices. Then he went to West Virginia Campus of Child Care. While he was there he found his self esteem and was put back together. After he was done with child care he joined the army forces to protect our country. CJ is now very active and is doing well. Good Luck CJ. Children: I think that these children are very strong to survive the world and I feel bad that they were let down from their parents. I also think that children need their parents it’s just something that you will always need also your parents are always there for you and these children don’t have parents and it is incredible what these people are doing for them. Keep up the good work.

Requirements By Emma Sarigianis All possible foster parents must follow the same requirements by the state. It is important to remember that the agency you pick will be working with you during the process of being a foster parent. You may be surprised how long it takes to become a foster parent. You should keep in mind that caring for someone else's child will have a n impact on your family by doing your part. The more they know about their family the better chance you have to being a foster parent. Here are some Requirements for being a foster parent. · You must me 21 years old or older · You can be married or single · You are finger printed just in case you have a criminal background. · Every member of your family in your house who is 18 years or older have to be finger printed just in case you had a criminal background. · You are asked to provide three sources regarding their parenting capability. · Everyone is required is to complete an amount of 27 hours of being able to understand how to deal with them in certain times. · A child support authorization must be okayed. · You must agree not to use harsh punishment . __Three Facts and A Question__ __By: Emma V.__

Fact 1: Did you know that foster care programs serve more than 100 children a year. Fact 2: Goals of the programs are: To place all foster children into a permanent living for at least 15 months from the date they enter foster care. Another is to make teenagers in foster care to feel more self-sufficient. Lastly, to increase the number of foster parents who are willing to work with birth families. Fact 3: The reason the children are there because they are abused or neglected and some have been exposed to family violence or body abuse. Question: I want to know how the foster care program encourages or helps the children with their emotional feelings.

Fact One: To place all foster children into a permanent living arrangement within 15 months from the date they enter foster care. Fact Two: Children in foster care are children from your community. Fact Three: Family Foster Care offers a temporary home for a child whose parents are in crisis. Question: I would love to find out more about what the parents need to qualify to be a foster care parent. I found all of this information from the Department of Human Resources.
 * Three Facts and a Question**
 * By Emma Sarigianis**

Three Facts and a Question: By: Hannah Reynolds

1. There is a special school called Strawbridge School that foster kids go to and learm. 2. The foster agency is licensed child placement agency in Maryland and the District of Columbia, the Board of Child Care provides complete domestic and international home study and post placement services for families living in both jurisdictions. 3. The board of childcare have clinics that help the children talk to someone about there past and today. I got this infomation from []!