There are more than 400,000 children in foster care in the US.

30% to 50% of foster families quit within their first year; often citing lack of support as a reason.*

What can you do?

Respite foster care – temporary care for another family’s foster children. This gives the children’s original foster family a break so the parents can get away for some restorative time, much like any parent taking a vacation without their kids.

Respite foster care usually takes place over a weekend. You can choose when you’re available to take in children so the schedule can be very flexible. A friend of ours and a long-term respite care provider describes respite foster care as “the cool uncle of foster care.”

Ask your local agency for more information if you think you might be interested. Don’t know where to start? FosterMore can help you get in touch with the right people. Click here.

If you would like to help, but cannot offer your time, consider donating through FosterMore.

*https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Foster-Parent-Support-And-Retention%3A-A-Policy-Hamilton/1e4da2dc7f15d687a7f372b7c773471fa279192c?p2df