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The average age of a young person in foster care is 8 — but many youth in the system are in their teens, and in some states even their early twenties. Older youth are often harder to place and are in especially high need of loving, supportive homes. What's more — older foster youth disproportionately identify as LGBTQ, and could benefit from a foster parent with a shared identity.

Every foster parent is required to undergo a certain number of hours of training as part of the home study — the legal process that certified you to host foster care children in your home. This webinar will cover the type of training required — and the resources and support foster parents receive once they enter the system.

No one becomes a successful foster care parent without help along the way — typically, you'll interact with several child welfare experts, whose jobs it is to help prepare and guide you through the process, and be your cheerleader when you need support. (And you will!) This webinar will walk you through just one example of how gay foster dads and the staff at their agency work together throughout the foster care certification process — and beyond.