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Our mission is to create a system that ensures children with
disabilities grow up in families instead of institutions
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        Qualifications of Support Families

Generally, regulations require:

  • Parents must be adults (age requirements vary by agency policy).
  • Homes must have adequate space, be safe, in good repair, and must comply with home safety checks.
  • Parents must pass personal background checks.
  • Members of the family must participate in a home study.
  • Parents need to be able to read and write (educational requirements vary by agency policy).
  • Parents must participate in training and may also need to gain some experience to complete the process.
Most importantly, a Support Family must have a deep appreciation of the responsibilities of parenting, an earnest desire to make a long-term commitment to a child, and a willingness to learn how best to help a child with disabilities.

 

 

For more information, click on the following link:

Motivations of Successful Support Families
go to Support Families Children Who Need Support families page

go to Characteristics of Sucessful Support Families page
go to How To Become a  Support Family page
go to Matching Children and Support Families page
go to Transition Planning page
go to Funding for Support Families page
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