Foster care, or professional parenting, creates a stable and loving home environment for children whose parents are unable to safely care for them. RISE Services, Inc. Utah provides professional parenting services for children with and without developmental disabilities. If you’ve been thinking about becoming a foster parent, consider the reasons below as you’re making this important decision.

You Care About Children

If you care about children and want to help them, then you’re already on your way to becoming a fantastic foster parent. This is a powerful strategy for helping children who are facing almost impossible circumstances that will keep them thriving while waiting to be reunited with their parents.

You Enjoy Working With Children

If you had children of your own, but they are grown and living out of the home, professional foster parenting could be a great next step for you. With your expertise as a parent, you already have a solid foundation and are vastly experienced in how to care for children.  

You Don’t Have Children

Many professional parents choose to become licensed as foster parents because they don’t have children of their own. This gives them an opportunity to share their home with children who need a safe and caring environment while also giving them a chance to experience taking care of a child who is in desperate need of compassionate parents.

There Aren’t Enough Homes for Children in Foster Care

It’s not necessarily a secret that there aren’t enough foster care homes available for the children who need them. Plus, there aren’t many homes that are willing to take sibling groups or older children. Being willing to be open and available for the foster care needs in your area can make a huge difference in the life of a child and their family.

You Want to Make a Positive Impact in Your Community

When you choose to foster children in your community, your tender-hearted attitude goes beyond the child in your care. You are willing to parent a child for the biological mother and father as they get the help they need. You are also actively fighting many local problems like homelessness, mental health issues, and domestic abuse. As a foster parent, you will never know how far your compassion has reached in the community and beyond

Apply to Become a Foster Parent Today

Contact RISE Utah today to learn more about becoming a foster parent. We can answer any questions you may have, whether it’s about the foster licensing process or how you’ll get your first foster care placement. Our team members are standing by ready to help you as you embark on this new journey.

Source: Hoffstetter, Bryan. “10 Reasons YOU Want To Be A Foster Parent.” Web article. KidsPeace Foster Care. Web. 22 Aug. 2022.