You may work full time and have foster children over the age of 5 years. We require that for children 5 and younger that an at home parent is available. Infants and toddlers need the full-time care provided by an at-home parent.
Additionally, resource families who work full time usually are not available when social workers need to place children in resource homes; and full time employment restricts the time resource families are available to foster children for whom they provide care. Resource families are also responsible for providing transportation to family visits, doctor visits, therapy visits as required by child’s needs.