The Rewards of Foster Parenting
Becoming an intensive foster parent is an opportunity to
work out of your home to provide the love and caring that
a child needs. Foster families have the opportunity to make
a difference in the life of a child. Many children are in need
of loving and nurturing families to help them gain the
independence they need to succeed as members of their
community. In addition, there are other rewarding reasons
for becoming a foster family when you consider that you can:
• Provide a family for a child who would not otherwise have one.
• Be an agent of change in a child’s life.
• Provide a safe and nurturing environment.
• Enhance the lives of children through social, recreational and cultural activities.
• Assist in the reunification of birth families.
• Protect children at risk for abuse and neglect
• Assist birth families in learning to care for their child.
Care Providers
Being a care provider can be a rewarding profession. Care providers have a lasting and significant impact on the individuals living with them and gain great satisfaction in enhancing their quality of life. By sharing their home and providing a safe, nurturing environment, care providers help individuals with disabilities to strengthen daily living skills, to develop greater independence and self-advocacy, and to pursue interests and relationships in the community.
Individuals who serve as Shared Living providers are independent contractors, and will be certified following an application and review process. KDC Shared Living staff provide care givers with on-going support and supervision.
Shared Living caregivers receive:
- Preliminary and on-going trainings
- 24 hour response and support
- Daily stipend reflective of the individual's care
- Room and board payment