Become a Foster Parent

You Can Too

Become a Foster Parent

Take our questionnaire about becoming a foster care provider.

Foster parenting is filled with challenges and opportunities. It can be challenging to parent children with difficult histories. Becoming a foster parent is an opportunity to care for children who benefit greatly from your love and support.

Foster parents change lives one child at a time. They believe in investing in the future of our children. Please consider making this very important investment.

Whether you are married or single, live in an apartment or a house, have a stay at home partner or not, you can be a foster parent. The state provides financial reimbursement for the cost of caring for foster children.

Introduction

Types of Children Needing Foster Care

Licensing Information

Financial Assistance

Foster Parents' Rights and Responsibilities

What to Expect

Statewide Foster Parent Recruitment Information Center
For information about becoming a foster or adoptive parent

Call 1-888-KIDS-414
(1-888-543-7414)

Operated by Northwest Resource Associates

Why Become a Caregiver?
Here's why... (YouTube, 5 min.)

Adopt a Foster Child Through DSHS

Reimbursement & Liability Plans
Foster Parent Reimbursement & Liability Plans (1.25 Mb)