Can you believe that the first day of summer is less than a month away? We couldn’t be more excited, and today’s post discusses four great reasons to become a foster parent this summer. If you’re been thinking about becoming a foster parent, we’d love to get to know you better and tell you more about how we can help. Contact a Family Care for Children & Youth office near you to learn more about foster care in Pennsylvania!
The Country Is Reopening
After more than a year filled with incredibly difficult challenges, the country is reopening and returning to something resembling normal. If you and your family are looking for a way to make the first post-COVID summer truly unforgettable, becoming a foster parent is a great way to get out of your comfort zone and truly turn the page to a new chapter in your life.
School’s Out
foster care is often a difficult transition for children, especially with schoolwork and extracurricular activities on top of their new living arrangements. If you’ve been thinking about becoming a foster parent but aren’t sure about when the best time to foster is, we recommend the summer because school’s out and children have more free time and emotional bandwidth. The fact that they aren’t having to go to school every day provides them with an opportunity to adjust and truly get to know your family, which can make the transition easier and help you build a better relationship.
There’s Plenty to Do
What are some of your favorite things to do during summer? Maybe you and your family have a tradition of getting ice cream and going to your favorite local park, or perhaps you have a certain destination you visit every year. No matter what you end up doing, you’ll be building a relationship with your foster child and providing them with valuable experiences they’ll never forget.
You’ll Change a Life
Last, but certainly not least, you should become a foster parent because you’ll change a child’s life. If you’re fortunate enough to be considering fostering, you’re in a unique position to provide a child with support, stability, and guidance they may never have experienced before. It takes time to build a relationship with foster children, but their experience with you is something that will leave a lasting impression on them for the rest of their life. Is there anything more rewarding than knowing you’ve made a difference in a child’s life?
Start Your Pennsylvania Foster Care Journey With FCCY
Family Care for Children & Youth is here to provide you with the support and guidance you need to become a foster parent this summer, or any time throughout the year. We have several locations across Pennsylvania and would love to know more about your family and what our team can do to support you as you begin your foster care journey.
Give us a call or fill out our online contact form to learn more.
We look forward to working with you!
