 | When caretakers haven’t been able to change unhealthy conditions in their home, a child
may need to be placed in foster care by the state. That gives birthparents
a chance to improve their situation, through counseling and services.
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| Here’s where
foster parents come in, taking a child into their home for a few weeks or
months. Foster care is a temporary response to family difficulties, not a
long-term solution. The goal is for the child to return to his or her home
or to find another permanent home. |
| Children from
troubled families need to maintain important personal, school and
neighborhood relationships. If possible, the child is placed close to the
caretakers' home, so he can continue to see his parents and develop a healthy
relationship. |
| Alexandria’s
foster families increase the stability in a child’s life. They help
children remain close to the friends, family, school, church and community
they already know. |
| Children under
the care of Alexandria’s Department of Human Services have many needs,
from overnight emergency care to pre-adoptive homes. |
| You are not
alone. You and your foster child get support and helpful services from the
Department of Human Services. |
