Resource Family 101

Times Have Changed..

For decades, adoption carried an old-fashioned whisper: “It’s a last resort,” or worse, “they couldn’t have their own.” That stigma hid a quieter truth — people choose adoption for many brave, hopeful reasons: infertility, the decision to parent single, and LGBTQ people building families despite legal and social hurdles. Today, those whispers are fading. You see rooms full of children on court dockets and boarded-up group homes where the clock of childhood keeps ticking; you see single moms and dads, same-sex couples, and older parents walking into family courts with worn shoes and fierce love. Adoption is no longer a shameful fallback, it’s a deliberate, life-saving choice for children who’ve already lost time and stability. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of kids remain legally free for adoption or age out of care without a permanent family, often pushed into homelessness, incarceration, or an unstable adulthood. The reality is blunt and urgent: adoption isn’t just an option for a few, it’s a societal need, and the more people who consider it for compassionate reasons, the more childhoods we can save.

A Resource Family is someone who fosters. All interested individuals must attend an orientation first. The orientation will include:

Understanding the vital need for qualified Resource Families
Learning the realities of foster care
Expectations the agency has for all Resource Families
Approval process including complete background check, home inspections, family evaluations, and additional paperwork
Understanding the agency's and county's policies, procedures and regulations

Anyone 18 and over may apply to become a Resource Family with Rebuilding Lives FFA regardless of gender, race, religion, political affiliation, handicap, marital status and/or sexual orientation.

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Orientation/Training.

Prospective applicants will gain a greater understanding of the types of foster children placed, their behaviors, and policies on what is expected of the Resource Family.

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Application Materials.

The prospective applicant will be provided with all the necessary paperwork needed to move forward in the process of becoming a Resource Family.

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Home Inspection.

An Agency Social Worker will inspect the prospective applicants home to ensure that it is a safe environment and in accordance to the state, county, and agency's policies.

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Family Evaluation.

Once all of the above is completed, an Agency Social Worker will conduct a face to face interview and evaluate if the applicant is qualified to be a Resource Family.

Resource Family 101

Times Have Changed..

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