Who can foster?
  • All sorts of people in Missouri are foster parents.
     
  • Foster parents can be single or married.  

  • They are twenty-one years of age or older.

  • Some have children of their own, while others do not.

  • Some have full-time jobs, and some work part time.

  • Foster parents have varying levels of income, but all are able to
    provide for the needs of the children they care for.

  • Homeowners can be foster parents.  

  • Renters can be foster parents too.

  • Foster parents may belong to a church, synagogue or mosque.  
    But they don't have to!

  • Some foster parents are physically challenged.

  • Foster parents can be heterosexual or homosexual.

  • Foster parents come from all different walks of life, different
    lifestyles, different races, and different life experiences.   
If you want to know more about fostering, or want to attend one of
our training programs, contact your local Children's Division office.  
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