What foster/adoptive parents do:
� Provide basic necessities
� Encourage positive relationships
� Protect the child
� Discipline in a positive way
� Help the child to grow
� Work as part of a team
� Help support and prepare the child for their future
Children who are in Foster Care are children separated from their parents because of:
� Physical or sexual abuse
� Neglect or abandonment
� Physical or mental illness of a parent
� Death of parents
� Child's emotional or behavioral problems
� Children from all backgrounds
� Children with specific needs

