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Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent
Becoming a foster or adoptive parent is a deeply meaningful decision that can transform the lives of children and families alike. Further, adopting from the foster care system is a powerful and compassionate way to grow your family while changing a child’s life forever.
Key reasons families foster and adopt
Make a lasting difference
You have the power to provide a safe, loving, and stable environment to a child in need—sometimes for a moment, sometimes for a lifetime. Your love and commitment can help children heal, grow, and thrive—and the journey will also transform you.
Give a child a sense of belonging and permanency
Thousands of children and youth in foster care are waiting for their forever families. Your home may be the one their waiting for, the one which provides stability, security, and the love children deserve.
Strengthen families and communities
By stepping in to care for a child, you're also supporting their birth family’s ability to reunite or offering a permanent home if reunification isn’t possible. This helps build healthier, stronger communities.
Fulfill your purpose
For many, fostering or adopting is a personal mission, spiritual calling, or response to a deep desire to help children. It's a way to live out love in action.
Experience personal growth
Foster and adoptive parents often describe the journey as life-changing—not just for the child, but for themselves. The lessons in patience, compassion, and resilience are profound.
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Did You Know...
It's often more affordable than you think
Adoption from foster care is typically low-cost or even free. Many states offer financial assistance, subsidies, or support services to adoptive families.
Support for Families is Available
Unlike private or international adoption, foster care adoption often comes with post-adoption services, training, and support to help your family succeed.
You May Already Know the Child
Most children are placed with relatives of family friends. Some foster parents go on to adopt the children placed in their care. This can make for a smoother transition into permanent family life, with established bonds and trust.
You Can Adopt Older Children or Siblings
Many kids in foster care are older or part of sibling groups. If you're open to parenting school-age children or keeping siblings together, you can meet a critical need.
Perfection Is Not Required
You don't have to be perfect. You just need to be consistent, patient, open to learn, and willing to love a child in need.
Michigan Foster Parent Requirements
Some of the requirements for prospective foster parents in the State of Michigan
You must:
- Be at least 18 years old.
- Be financially stable and able to provide for the child's needs.
- Be of good moral character and suitable for providing care and supervision.
- Be willing to work with the child's birth family and support their efforts to return the Be willing to work as part of a team and be open to receiving support and guidance from the agency.
- Participate in a thorough home study assessment (which includes physical home inspection) involving everyone living in the home.
- Provide personal references.
- Pass CPS searches and criminal history background checks including fingerprinting for all adults living in the home.
- Attend required training on foster care issues and best practices.
- Have the required physical space in your home.
- Have reliable transportation.
There is no minimum income or education requirement to become a foster parent in Michigan.
There are no specific religious requirements or restrictions to participation.